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Colorado's Democratic governor will let Trump ally Tina Peters out of prison early
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis commuted Tina Peters’s nine-year prison sentence after pressure from Trump, with Peters slated for release June 1. Reports from PBS NewsHour, NPR, CNN, and the New York Post align on the clemency and timing, though CNN emphasizes that Polis cited a change in Peters’s statements. NPR notes the reduction of Peters’s sentence to 4.5 years, reflecting the overall clemency action. The sources consistently describe Peters as a former Mesa County clerk convicted in 2024 for attempting to copy election data and interfere with a voting system, and they identify Trump’s advocacy as a factor in the decision. Disagreement centers on framing of Peters’s admissions and the politics surrounding the clemency.
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Colorado's Democratic governor will let Trump ally Tina Peters out of prison early
Tina Peters, former Mesa County, Colo., clerk, listens during her trial on March 3, 2023. Scott Crabtree/The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel via AP/Pool hide caption DENVER — Colorado Democratic Gov. Jared Polis has reduced the state prison sentence of Tina Peters, a former county clerk convicted of tampering with.
Election denier Tina Peters will get clemency after admitting she ‘made a mistake’
Tina Peters , the Republican former election clerk imprisoned for crimes related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, will receive clemency from Colorado’s Democratic Gov. Jared Polis and soon be released from custody, Polis exclusively told CNN. The decision followed a previously unreleased statement in Peters’.
Jailed Trump ally Tina Peters, who tried to reverse 2020 results, granted clemency by Colorado’s Dem governor
A former Colorado county clerk sentenced to nearly nine years in prison for attempting to reverse the results of the 2020 election had her sentence commuted Friday by Democratic Gov. Jared Polis. Tina Peters, who served as Mesa County Clerk during the presidential contest between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, will be.
Colorado Gov. Polis commutes ex-election clerk Tina Peters' sentence after Trump pressure
Colleen Slevin, Associated Press Colleen Slevin, Associated Press Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday commuted the sentence of election conspiracy theorist Tina Peters following pressure from President Donald Trump, the latest.