David Sacks, co-chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology and formerly Trump's AI Czar, says espionage allegations tied to former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and a Chinese businesswoman identified as Alice Huang do not hold up to scrutiny. In a post on X, Sacks declared that the "spy narrative is collapsing already" and asked whether there is "clear & convincing evidence" against Alice Huang.

Sacks ran through a list of officials he said have stopped short of backing the claims. The Attorney General reached "no conclusions," the CIA is "not yet convinced," and the Director of National Intelligence called the claims "not entirely accurate and over-torqued." He also noted that the incoming chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, asked after receiving a briefing on the matter, said "today, at least, I don't know."S2

Much of Sacks's argument rests on a CNN report by journalist Natasha Bertrand, which said the US intelligence community is "still working to understand the relationship" between the businesswoman and the Chinese government, and that multiple sources told CNN the intelligence collected so far does not prove the allegations. Sacks also criticised anonymous officials who justified their suspicion of Alice Huang on thin grounds, arguing it "strains credulity" to doubt her simply because she is a successful Chinese businesswoman working with one of America's most powerful companies.S2

Turning to how the allegations became public, Sacks wrote that "the only crime that we know for sure happened is the leaking of the classified memo" and asked "Who did that and why?" He called for a formal inquiry, writing that "an investigation should be opened."S2

The allegations surfaced after Jensen Huang stepped down from Nvidia following 33 years at the helm. Colette Kress has since taken over as interim CEO, and Harvey Jones has been named board chair.S2