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Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh (left) and District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine are suing President Trump over violations of the emoluments clause. (Associated Press)

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American League's New York Yankees Aaron Judge (99) is greeted by his teammates during the MLB baseball All-Star Game, Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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In this June 26, 2017 photo provided by Eddie Hill, Hill's son Colton is comforted while lying in a hospital bed at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla. The 3-year-old Florida boy is in a cast from the waist down for an injury suffered while jumping at a trampoline park, his family said Tuesday, July 11 in a case that has circulated nationally on social media and raised questions about age restrictions for the activity. (Eddie Hill via AP)

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Former El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa listens during closing arguments in his trail in Colorado Springs, Colo., Monday, July 10, 2017. Jurors began deliberating Monday. The former lawman is accused of trying to undermine the credibility of three deputies and threatening to terminate a $5.3 million contract with the jail's health provider if it did not fire an employee who refused to support then-Undersheriff Paula Presley's candidacy to succeed him. (Adam Knapik/KOAA-TV via AP, Pool)

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Former El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa, left, listens during closing arguments in his trail in Colorado Springs, Colo., Monday, July 10, 2017. Jurors began deliberating Monday. The former lawman is accused of trying to undermine the credibility of three deputies and threatening to terminate a $5.3 million contract with the jail's health provider if it did not fire an employee who refused to support then-Undersheriff Paula Presley's candidacy to succeed him. (Adam Knapik/KOAA-TV via AP, Pool)

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Former El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa, center, listens during closing arguments in his trail with with his attorneys, David Kaplan, left, and Pamela Mackey, foreground, in Colorado Springs, Colo., Monday, July 10, 2017. Jurors began deliberating Monday. The former lawman is accused of trying to undermine the credibility of three deputies and threatening to terminate a $5.3 million contract with the jail's health provider if it did not fire an employee who refused to support then-Undersheriff Paula Presley's candidacy to succeed him. (Adam Knapik/KOAA-TV via AP, Pool)

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Former El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa, right, crosses the street with supporter and former Sheriff's Detective Mark Pfoff on Monday, July 10, 2017, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Jurors began deliberating Monday in Maketa's trail. The former lawman is accused of trying to undermine the credibility of three deputies and threatening to terminate a $5.3 million contract with the jail's health provider if it did not fire an employee who refused to support then-Undersheriff Paula Presley's candidacy to succeed him. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via AP)

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Defense attorney David Kaplan, right, talks during closing arguments in the trial of former El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa while Judge Larry Schwartz presides over the trial in Colorado Springs, Colo., Monday, July 10, 2017. Jurors began deliberating Monday. The former lawman is accused of trying to undermine the credibility of three deputies and threatening to terminate a $5.3 million contract with the jail's health provider if it did not fire an employee who refused to support then-Undersheriff Paula Presley's candidacy to succeed him. (Adam Knapik/KOAA-TV via AP, Pool)

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District Court Judge Larry Schwartz makes comments while presiding over the trail of former El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa in Colorado Springs, Colo., Monday, July 10, 2017. Jurors began deliberating Monday. The former lawman is accused of trying to undermine the credibility of three deputies and threatening to terminate a $5.3 million contract with the jail's health provider if it did not fire an employee who refused to support then-Undersheriff Paula Presley's candidacy to succeed him. (Adam Knapik/KOAA-TV via AP, Pool)

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Former El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa, center, exits the courthouse after closing arguments in his trail Monday, July 10, 2017, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Jurors began deliberating Monday. The former lawman is accused of trying to undermine the credibility of three deputies and threatening to terminate a $5.3 million contract with the jail's health provider if it did not fire an employee who refused to support then-Undersheriff Paula Presley's candidacy to succeed him. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via AP)

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Former El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa leaves the courtroom with his defense team Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Colorado Springs, Colo. A judge declared a partial mistrial Tuesday after Maketa accused of official misconduct was acquitted of three of seven counts. (Christian Murdock/The Gazette via AP)

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Former El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa, left, listens in the courtroom Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Colorado Springs, Colo. A judge declared a partial mistrial Tuesday after Maketa accused of official misconduct was acquitted of three of seven counts. (Adam Knapik/KOAA-TV via AP, Pool)

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In this Monday, July 10, 2017 photo, Clifford Kang, father of soldier Ikaika E. Kang, poses with photo of his son in Kailua, Hawaii. Ikaika E. Kang, an active-duty U.S. soldier, was arrested over the weekend on terrorism charges that accuse him of pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group and saying he wanted to "kill a bunch of people." (Bruce Asato/The Star-Advertiser via AP)

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David Pettersen reacts after reading a statement during his sentencing hearing Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at the Watonwan County Courthouse in St. James, Minn. Pettersen, who shot and killed an intruder who was fleeing from his home, was sentenced to 90 days in jail. (Pat Christman/The Free Press via AP)

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Attorney James Fleming puts his hand on David Pettersen's shoulder as Pettersen reads a statement during a sentencing hearing Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at the Watonwan County Courthouse in St. James, Minn. Pettersen who shot and killed an intruder who was fleeing from his home has been sentenced to 90 days in jail. (Pat Christman/The Free Press via AP)

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Attorney Tom Kline, left, and Evelyn and James Piazza, third from left, arrive at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., Tuesday, July 11, 2017, for a preliminary hearing on charges related to the fraternity hazing death of their son Penn State student Timothy Piazza. (Dan Gleiter/PennLive.com via AP)

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Luke Visser, right. of Encinitas, Calif., arrives at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., Tuesday, July 11, 2017, for a preliminary hearing on charges related to the fraternity hazing death of Penn State student Timothy Piazza. (Dan Gleiter/PennLive.com via AP)

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William J. Brennan, attorney for Joseph Ems Jr., speaks with the media at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., Tuesday, July 11, 2017, during a lunch break in a preliminary hearing on charges related to the fraternity hazing death of Penn State student Timothy Piazza. (Dan Gleiter/PennLive.com via AP)

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Parker Jax Yochim, of Erie, arrives at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., Tuesday, July 11, 2017, for a preliminary hearing on charges related to the fraternity hazing death of Penn State student Timothy Piazza. (Dan Gleiter/PennLive.com via AP)

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Attorney Tom Kline, left, and Evelyn, second from left, and James Piazza, center forground, arrive at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., Tuesday, July 11, 2017, for a preliminary hearing on charges related to the fraternity hazing death of their son Penn State student Timothy Piazza. (Dan Gleiter/PennLive.com via AP)