U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang assured him he did not know that the woman he had an affair with was likely a Chinese agent. Trump stressed that he believes the head of the tech giant.

– I consider him a truly high-class person. I’ve known him for a long time (…); he’s an incredible man. I just hope there won’t be any problems, – Trump said at a briefing.

– I think he’s taking it very hard. I read his statement, and I think he’s suffering greatly, especially because of his family; his wife, whom he loves, and his loved ones, – the U.S. president added.

Trump said the FBI is investigating the matter and that he spoke with Huang on Monday.

– I asked him point-blank: ‘Did you have any suspicion that she was a spy?’ He answered: ‘I had no idea whatsoever that she was a spy.’ And I really believe him, – Trump said.

As The New York Times reported, the head of Nvidia became a person of interest to Chinese intelligence. U.S. authorities identified Alice Huang, a Chinese executive with whom he had developed a close relationship, as a suspected spy for China. According to the newspaper, Chinese intelligence recruited Huang to obtain information and potentially to pressure Nvidia so that its most advanced chips could be made available on the Chinese market, bypassing existing export restrictions.

On Sunday, Nvidia announced that it was launching an investigation into possible “foreign intelligence activities targeting Huang.” In a message to company employees, the 63-year-old Nvidia CEO admitted to marital infidelity.

From Washington, Natalia Dziurdzińska (PAP)