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Dec 24, 2025 Executive Branch permitted Nvidia to resume advanced chip sales to China under a revenue-sharing arrangement after a donor's contribution to a White House project Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The timing of a corporate donation followed by a favorable regulatory deal raises concerns about pay-to-play influence over trade policy decisions.
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- Nvidia permitted to resume advanced chip sales to China after White House ballroom donations — Multiple wealthy benefactors, including Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, donated to the President's proposed White House ballroom renovation. Weeks after these donations, Nvidia was permitted to resume certain advanced chip sales to China under an arrangement requiring the company to remit 25 percent of such sales revenue to the United States government. No documented proof of quid pro quo exists in the public record, but the timing and sequence raise concerns about pay-to-play arrangements.
- Nvidia permitted to resume advanced chip sales to China under revenue-sharing arrangement — Weeks after Jensen Huang of Nvidia donated to the proposed White House ballroom, the administration permitted Nvidia to resume advanced chip sales to China under an arrangement requiring the company to remit 25% of sales revenue to the U.S. government.
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Week 49 – 2025-12-20–2025-12-26
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