“I bet I can get Jensen here”

Spy accused of exploiting Trump ties to Huang, funneling secrets to China.

Donald Trump presents the National Medal of Science to US' CEO Of Nvidia, Jensen Huang, during the "Golden Age of American Innovation Summit."

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KENT NISHIMURA / Contributor | AFP

Donald Trump presents the National Medal of Science to US' CEO Of Nvidia, Jensen Huang, during the "Golden Age of American Innovation Summit."

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KENT NISHIMURA / Contributor | AFP

Donald Trump apparently is so aligned with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang—who has become the president’s key advisor on AI —that he ignored intelligence indicating that Huang was the target of a “Chinese spy plot,” and did so partly to protect Nvidia’s stock.

The New York Times spoke with people briefed on US intelligence agencies’ surveillance and granted them anonymity to discuss findings drawn from “classified intelligence.” According to sources, about a year ago, Trump was briefed that “Beijing was getting reports from someone with…