I think this entire affair scandal is likely an attempt to remove him from NVIDIA and put someone more manageable.

My guess is that they want NVIDIA to help keep the AI bubble afloat. By going public with this scandal, NVIDIA can’t push for more GPU sales to China. It would be a bad look. NVIDIA is then stuck with the US AI data center build-out as their main customer base. NVIDIA might provide loans, discounts, etc.