Katie Miller, wife of Stephen Miller—a senior aide to former President Donald Trump—has voiced concerns about the financial burden of potential legal costs if Democrats launch investigations into Trump's inner circle. She referenced the financial strain her family experienced during the first Trump administration, when they spent money they did not have to cover legal fees. She also noted that many of her friends encountered similar challenges while working in government roles. Miller expressed skepticism that Democrats would not pursue similar actions again, saying, "You can’t convince me Democrats won’t do this again." Democratic Representative Robert Garcia of California, who is the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, said in April that Stephen Miller could be subpoenaed if Democrats gain control of Congress after the midterms. Garcia also mentioned several other potential targets, including former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, her former associate Corey Lewandowski, FBI Director Kash Patel, and now-Attorney General Todd Blanche. He suggested that these individuals would be subpoenaed "pretty consistently" if the Democrats took power. Katie Miller made these comments in response to a Bloomberg podcast where New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman discussed the possibility of billionaire Elon Musk being subpoenaed. Haberman stated that the likelihood of Musk being subpoenaed was "100 percent," based on private conversations with sources. Miller had previously served as an adviser to Trump’s ad hoc, Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency before leaving the administration in May 2025 to join Musk’s team. She later left that position to start a podcast for conservative women, which now has around 73,000 YouTube subscribers. Stephen Miller, who has served as a Trump aide for two terms and is now the deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security adviser, previously testified before a Democrat-led House committee in April 2022 after being subpoenaed. He also appeared before a federal grand jury in April 2023, which later indicted Trump for allegedly conspiring to block Congress from certifying his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden. However, the case was dropped after Trump won the 2024 election. Katie Miller, who worked as an aide to Vice President Mike Pence during Trump’s presidency, avoided testifying about the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack because she was on maternity leave at the time. Currently, Republicans hold a narrow majority in the House of Representatives, 219-214, with two vacancies, and they also control the Senate, 53-47. However, recent polls suggest Democrats are leading in the generic congressional race, 50.4 percent to 42.3 percent, according to Real Clear Polling. The Cook Political Report, however, rates the future control of both chambers as uncertain, or a toss-up.