Pressure grows on Trump's Commerce Secretary Lutnick in fallout from Nvidia scandal
Scott Bessent told CNBC that several government agencies "were in favour of putting Megaspeed on the entity list for months".
Hey folks, it looks like the tech world's latest drama is turning into a full-blown bureaucratic soap opera. Who would've thought that the same folks who were once thumbs-up on a company's fate are now waving red flags left and right? It's like watching a tech company play a game of hot potato with the feds.
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A small office cluttered with tech gadgets, a desk piled with papers. At the desk, a man holds a phone to his ear with one hand while frantically pushing buttons on a calculator with the other, trying to crunch numbers.
Several agencies were 'in favor' of this for months.
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Panel 1
A dimly lit office with large windows overlooking a city skyline. Inside, a stressed-looking Scott Lutnick sits at a large desk piled with paperwork, rubbing his temples. PHONE RINGS.
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Scott picks up the phone: Mr. Lutnick, several government agencies have been pushing for Megaspeed to be added to the entity list for months. Why wasn’t action taken sooner?
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Scott looks at the camera with a deadpan expression, a small, resigned smile. SCOTT:
Scott: Well, if only we had a crystal ball to predict when the pressure would finally turn into a blinding headache.
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