Google CEO Sundar Pichai bound for Washington as Trump takes aim at search engine

Google CEO Sundar Pichai delivers the keynote address at the Google I/O 2018 Conference at Shoreline Amphitheater on May 8, 2018, in Mountain View, Calif. Google's two day developer conference runs through May 9, 2018. SAN FRANCISCO -- Rebuked by lawmakers and slammed by President Trump, Google is on the political hot seat -- and its CEO is headed to Capitol Hill to make peace. Earlier this month, Sundar Pichai didn't show up to a congressional hearing on state-sponsored election interference; top execs from Facebook and Twitter did. In a public scolding, the Senate Intelligence Committee left an open chair to spotlight Pichai's absence.