Former Colorado clerk will remain in state prison after a federal judge rejects her bid for freedom

Tina Peters’ request for release on bond dismissed by federal judge

A federal magistrate judge in Colorado on Monday dismissed former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters’ petition for a writ of habeas corpus, one of several long-shot legal maneuvers Peters’ attorneys and allies in the election-denial movement have sought to use…

Judge denies former Colorado election clerk's prison release request during appeal process

A federal magistrate judge denied former Mesa County, Colorado, Clerk Tina Peters’ request to be released from prison while she appeals her state conviction.

Tina Peters deserved her conviction, just not a prison cell

Anticipating the horrors of the Reign of Terror in France, Burke warned against the “untempered spirit of madness, blindness, immorality, and impiety” and the “insolent domination of bloody, ferocious, and senseless clubs.” If Burke was too tolerant of monarchy, French revolutionaries certainly were too tolerant of bloodshed. Indeed, they reveled in it. These days, some “conservatives” (anti-conservatives, really) take the Reign of Terror not as…

Federal judge refuses to release pro-Trump clerk convicted in 2020 election scheme

Federal Judge Scott Varholak refuses to release pro-Trump former Colorado clerk Tina Peters, who was sentenced to nine years for breaching voting systems.

Tina Peters’ bid for freedom fails

A judge denies the county clerk's request for release on bond while she appeals her conviction of tampering with voting machines.

Federal judge declines to release Tina Peters, the only Trump ally in prison for 2020 election-related crimes

A federal judge on Monday refused to release from prison former Colorado clerk Tina Peters, the only ally of President Donald Trump currently behind bars for crimes related to the attempts to overturn the 2020 election.