Joe Arpaio, then Maricopa County Sheriff, holds a news conference in Phoenix on Dec. 18, 2013. Nearly five years after Arpaio was voted out, taxpayers are covering one of the last major bills from the thousands of lawsuits the lawman's headline-grabbing tactics inspired. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption
Maricopa County officials have approved a settlement on Wednesday with a Phoenix-area restaurant owner who claimed in a lawsuit that Joe Arpaio, former Maricopa County sheriff (shown here), defamed him when Arpaio was still sheriff and violated his rights about seven years ago when investigating whether employees at his restaurants used fraudulent IDs to get jobs. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption
GOP Senate candidate Kelli Ward, waving at a Republican club meeting in Sun Lakes, Ariz., in May, has accused front-runner Rep. Martha McSally of supporting "amnesty" for some immigrants in the U.S. illegally. Matt York/AP hide caption
Former Maricopa County Sheriff and U.S. Senate candidate Joe Arpaio speaks at his office in January in Fountain Hills, Ariz. Matt York/AP hide caption
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks during a Donald Trump campaign rally on Aug. 31, 2016 in Phoenix, Ariz. Ralph Freso/Getty Images hide caption
Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio helped Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign — and now he wants to help the president in Washington. Brian Snyder/Reuters hide caption
Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio's bid to have his criminal conviction vacated was denied by a federal judge. Arpaio is seen here at a Trump rally last year. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump has said he is considering a pardon for former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was recently convicted on federal criminal contempt charges. Trump is holding a rally in Phoenix next Tuesday. Mary Altaffer/AP hide caption
Joe Arpaio leaves a federal courthouse in Phoenix earlier this month. The former Maricopa County sheriff was found guilty Monday of criminal contempt, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of six months in jail. Angie Wang/AP hide caption
Inmates sit next to their bunks in the courtyard of the Tent City Jail in Arizona's Maricopa County. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption
Former police Sgt. Paul Penzone, a Democrat, will be the new sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz., after beating longtime incumbent Joe Arpaio. Matt York/AP hide caption
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio campaigns for Donald Trump in Phoenix in August. Ralph Freso/Getty Images hide caption
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks at a news conference at the Sheriff's headquarters in Phoenix in 2013. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption
Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Laura Segall/Reuters /Landov hide caption