Colorado elections clerk set to be released from prison Monday based on her sentence commutation
The former Colorado elections clerk served less than a quarter of her nine-year sentence after a commutation by Gov. Jared Polis, court records show.
- Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters is scheduled for release from the Vista Correctional Facility on Monday after serving less than a quarter of her nine-year sentence for breaching the county's Dominion Voting Systems server.
- Colorado Gov. Jared Polis commuted her sentence on May 15 following pressure from President Donald Trump, writing that the nine-year term was "extremely unusual and lengthy" for a first-time, non-violent offender.
- Peters snuck in an expert affiliated with Pillow Chief Executive Mike Lindell to copy the Dominion Voting Systems server in 2021, later appearing at a "Cybersymposium" promising to reveal proof the election was rigged.
- Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold called the commutation a "dark day for democracy," yet Peters remains a felon because the sentence was commuted rather than pardoned.
- Her two co-conspirators faced significantly lighter penalties than Peters, with one receiving six months in prison and the other being granted parole immediately.
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Former county clerk Tina Peters walks free after sentence commutation
DENVER (AP) — Tina Peters, the former county clerk convicted of participating in a scheme to chase election conspiracy theories promulgated by President Donald Trump, was released from state prison Monday after the president successfully pressured Colorado’s Democratic governor into commuting her sentence. Shortly after her release was confirmed by the Colorado Department of Corrections, [...]
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Tina Peters set for release Monday after commutation
Former Colorado elections clerk Tina Peters is scheduled to be released from prison Monday after serving less than a quarter of a nine-year sentence for her role in a scheme to copy her county’s election system. Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, commuted Peters’ sentence last month following pressure from President Donald Trump. The Colorado Department...
Tina Peters to be released from Colorado prison after Polis commutes sentence
Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters is set to be released from prison in Colorado on Monday, after Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) commuted her sentence due to concerns it violated free speech rights. Peters was convicted in 2024 on charges of election interference in the 2020 election and sentenced to nine years in prison. Polis commuted her sentence last month, arguing it reflected the Colorado Court of Appeals’ recent ruling that Peters should be re…
Lawyer for Pro-Trump Election Denier Tina Peters Refutes Claim She Expressed ‘Contrition’ Ahead of Clemency
Larry Robinson/The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel via AP A lawyer for Tina Peters, the pro-Trump election denier recently granted clemency by Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D), told CNN on Monday that Peters had in fact not “expressed contrition” for her crimes – something Polis cited as a key factor in shortening her sentence. Polis announced his pardon in mid-May after an intense pressure campaign from President Donald Trump, who attacked Polis…
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