House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has left open the possibility that congressional Democrats will investigate Elon Musk, the former head of the Department of Government Efficiency, as the party prepares to wield its newly won power on Capitol Hill.

The prospect follows Democratic victories in the midterm elections that gave the party both majorities in Congress. Democrats have already begun rallying around investigations into alleged corruption under the Trump administration, with Musk and other Trump allies potentially facing scrutiny.

Asked about a possible Musk investigation, Jeffries offered no promise that one would begin. He instead described the broad standards Democrats would claim to follow when deciding how to use their congressional authority.

“We're going to follow the facts,” Jeffries said about the potential investigation. “We're going to apply the law. We're gonna be guided by the Constitution.”

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Musk has emerged as a possible target of Democratic oversight because of his time leading DOGE. Some Democratic lawmakers have called for Congress to examine his work at the government efficiency initiative.

President Donald Trump’s friendship with Musk has also been warming again. Trump has renewed his public praise of Musk and has begun mentioning him publicly again.

Jeffries declined to personally commit to investigating Musk and instead directed attention toward the lawmakers expected to run the party’s oversight operation. Those members are preparing for influential committee roles under the new Democratic House majority.

“Jamie Raskin and Robert Garcia are going to lead our oversight efforts,” Jeffries told Fox News Digital. “And I defer to them at the moment.”

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Raskin has already indicated that DOGE could become the subject of congressional scrutiny. He told Fox News Digital that he believes an investigation is warranted, although he acknowledged that he had not developed a specific plan for conducting one.

“I had no specific plan,” Raskin told Fox News Digital about the potential investigations. “Look … DOGE was a catastrophe for America, and at least one committee, I feel pretty certain, will investigate it. It needs to investigate it.”

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The possibility of new investigations carries greater weight because Raskin and Garcia are positioned to become chairs of the House Judiciary and Oversight Committees. Those panels would place both lawmakers at the center of the Democratic investigative agenda.

Raskin, Garcia, Jeffries and Assistant Democratic Leader Joe Neguse have already started strategizing about those plans. Their discussions come as Democrats prepare to translate their midterm victories into control over committee leadership and congressional oversight.

At the same time, Jeffries is pursuing the House speakership after formally announcing his bid one day after Democrats regained the majority. His path is not completely settled because House Democrats have not united behind Jeffries or another candidate to represent the party as speaker.

House Democratic leadership elections are scheduled for Nov. 18. Members will vote using “secret ballots,” keeping their individual nominations private during the internal party contest.

Jeffries needs a simple majority of House Democrats to secure the party’s nomination. Winning the speakership on the House floor presents a separate hurdle, requiring him to receive 218 votes.

The looming oversight fight therefore arrives as Jeffries attempts to consolidate support for the chamber’s top position. While he stopped short of ordering a Musk probe, he also did nothing to rule one out and deferred to the Democrats preparing to control the relevant committees.

Democrats’ return to congressional power has put DOGE, Musk and other Trump allies squarely within reach of the party’s investigative machinery. Raskin has publicly predicted that at least one committee will examine DOGE, even as the exact scope and structure of that effort remain unspecified.

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