Mike Lee

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Mike Lee, Republican senator from Utah.

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Sen. Mike Lee, a libertarian-leading Republican, was at odds with Donald Trump during the campaign, but the party hopes they can work together.

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Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, concludes a conference call in his Capitol Hill office in Washington, Wednesday, June 3, 2015, with representatives from religious nonprofits that are concerned about how the Supreme Court's upcoming gay marriage decision will affect their institutions and members of the media. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, left, joined by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, center, poses questions to Ashton Carter, President Barack Obama's choice to be defense secretary, as he goes before the committee for confirmation to replace Chuck Hagel as Pentagon chief, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

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U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, speaks during the Freedom Summit, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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Sen. Mike Lee, Utah Republican, who was part of the 2010 tea party wave and who the groups are now rallying around, is hoping to head off an establishment-backed challenge in 2016. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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Sen. Mike Lee, Utah Republican used $258,556 of campaign contributions to pay the salary for Benjamin James Burr, his wife's nephew. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

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Sen. Mike Lee is preparing to tour Europe to engage Americans in a battle against the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, which allows the Treasury Department to confiscate money from their bank accounts. (Associated Press)

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Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Chairman David Medine, pictured, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), moderator and Washington Times Opinion Editor David Keene, Former NSA and CIA Director Gen. Mike Hayden, and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Washington Legislative Office Director Laura W. Murphy, speak on a panel called "Privacy in America: the NSA, the Constitution and the USA Freedom Act" at the Microsoft Innovation and Policy Center, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 12, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), speaks on a panel along with Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Chairman David Medine, moderator and Washington Times Opinion Editor David Keene, Former NSA and CIA Director Gen. Mike Hayden, and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Washington Legislative Office Director Laura W. Murphy, entitled "Privacy in America: the NSA, the Constitution and the USA Freedom Act" at the Microsoft Innovation and Policy Center, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 12, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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T.W. Shannon — seen here with his family — has garnered strong support from Ted Cruz, Mike Lee and Sarah Palin in his quest for the U.S. Senate seat in Oklahoma; he is shown here with his family. (T.W. Shannon)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah)

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National Edition News cover for March 14, 2014 - FBI blocked in corruption probe of Reid, Lee: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (top), Nevada Democrat, and Sen. Mike Lee, Utah Republican, are facing accusations of wrongdoing, but the Justice Department has thwarted FBI attempts to launch an investigation.