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Trump says FBI investigating Nvidia boss’s affair with alleged Chinese spy
Full text retrieved (page showed relative date "3 days ago" on Nov. 12/13; Trump's call with Huang was "on Monday", Nov. 9 — exact publication date approximate). Trump: "I asked him that question, 'Did you have any idea she was a spy?' He said 'I had no idea she was a spy' and I really believe him." and "I know the FBI is looking into" it; FBI declined to comment. China FM: allegations "entirely groundless, speculative and intended to smear and malign China". Proposed class action filed Monday in California alleging Nvidia and Huang defrauded shareholders by concealing his ties. Trump said he was informed "over a period of time".
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- fact F-0025 Proposed shareholder class action filed in California against Nvidia and Huang
- fact F-0027 Trump publicly says Huang told him he did not know she was a spy, and that the FBI is "looking into" it
- fact F-0040 Nvidia shares fall through the week (~$490bn lost by Nov. 12 close, per the Guardian)
- claim C-0002 Trump was briefed about a year earlier and chose not to act
- claim C-0003 Some senior officials doubt Huang could have remained unaware of the conclusion
- claim C-0012 Marco Rubio oversaw drafting of the classified memo warning officials about Huang’s relationship
- claim C-0017 Trump: Huang said "I had no idea she was a spy"; "I know the FBI is looking into" it
- claim C-0018 China MFA: spy allegation "purely unsubstantiated and directed at smearing China"; US "fabricating so-called espionage narratives"