Colorado governor fires two clemency board members who spoke out about Tina Peters’ commutation
The governor said the firings were for breaching confidentiality after the board twice voted to deny clemency for Tina Peters.
- On Wednesday, Colorado Governor Jared Polis fired clemency board members Hannah Seigel Proff and Azra Taslimi for violating confidentiality standards by publicly disclosing board votes.
- Polis commuted Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters' nearly nine-year sentence in June after the board twice unanimously rejected her clemency requests, which Proff and Taslimi claimed resulted from political pressure from President Donald Trump.
- Peters, convicted in 2024 for tampering with voting machines, has promoted election conspiracies since her release and met with Trump in the Oval Office this week, fueling criticism her commutation was politically motivated.
- Defending the terminations, Polis cited an executive order requiring confidentiality for board deliberations, while Taslimi argued he is "protecting himself from scrutiny" rather than protecting the process.
- Dismissed members now worry the terminations will discourage future board members from speaking out, with Proff stating "people are less likely to speak out & that politicians will go unchecked" on hundreds of backlogged cases.
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Colorado governor fires two clemency board members who spoke out about Tina Peters’ commutation
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday fired two members of the state’s clemency board after they spoke out against his controversial decision to grant clemency to Tina Peters – an election denier whose sentence was cut in half by the outgoing Democratic governor in May.
Colorado Governor Fires Clemency Board Members
“Gov. Jared Polis of Colorado on Wednesday fired two members of his clemency board after they spoke out against his decision to commute the prison sentence of the election denier Tina Peters,” the New York Times reports. “The board members, Hannah Seigel Proff and Azra Taslimi, had objected to Mr. Polis’s decision in May to release Ms. Peters from prison after pressure from President Trump.” “After the commutation, Ms. Proff and Ms. Taslimi reve…
Polis fires Colorado clemency board members who publicly disclosed voting twice against Tina Peters’ release
Polis fires Colorado clemency board members who publicly disclosed voting twice against Tina Peters’ release. The governor's office said they violated an executive order requiring confidentiality.
Jared Polis fired legal experts who opposed freeing convicted MAGA election denier: report
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has fired two members of his state clemency board after they spoke out against his decision to go over their heads to commute the prison sentence of pro-Trump election denier Tina Peters.According to The New York Times, Hannah Seigel Proff and Azra Taslimi "had objected to ...
Polis Fires Officials Who Opposed Freeing Tina Peters
The New York Times reports: Gov. Jared Polis of Colorado on Wednesday fired two members of his clemency board after they spoke out against his decision to commute the prison sentence of the election denier Tina Peters. The two board members, Hannah Seigel Proff and Azra Taslimi, had objected to Mr. Polis’s decision in May to release Ms. Peters from prison, saying it came after pressure from President Trump. After the commutation, Ms. Proff and M…
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