Major law firms that reached pro bono agreements with the Trump administration could soon face congressional scrutiny, as Democrats prepare to control both chambers and lawmakers who have sought information about the deals gain subpoena power.

The change in congressional control puts a new spotlight on agreements struck between prominent firms and the administration during President Donald Trump’s second term. Democratic ranking members have previously raised questions about those arrangements, though firms have largely resisted their inquiries, according to Above the Law.

With Democrats set to lead both the House and Senate, those lawmakers will be in a stronger position to seek documents and testimony. Above the Law reported that subpoenas are expected, although it did not identify specific firms that would receive them or provide a timetable.

The agreements have also become part of the political story of Melat Kiros, a former Big Law associate who won a congressional seat in Colorado. Kiros was fired after an open letter to the legal industry and went on to become the first Gen Z woman elected to Congress, according to Above the Law.

Her election brings to the incoming Congress a lawmaker with direct experience of the tensions inside major firms over their dealings with the administration. The source material does not detail the contents of her letter or the circumstances of her firing.

Separately, Jeanine Pirro is leading a new criminal investigation into the leak of the Supreme Court’s draft opinion in *Dobbs*, Above the Law reported. The inquiry raises questions about the separation of powers, placing attention on the relationship between an executive-branch investigation and the workings of the nation’s highest court.

The report also refers to a conspiracy theory connected to the leak but does not describe it or offer evidence to assess it. It provides no further details about the scope of Pirro’s investigation.

Together, the developments point to a period of heightened scrutiny for both the legal profession and institutions at the center of politically charged disputes. For the firms that negotiated pro bono arrangements with the administration, the immediate question is whether requests they have previously faced from congressional Democrats will become compulsory demands in the new Congress.