US EditionColorado governor signals willingness to release Tina Peters from prison amid Trump pressure
Gov. Polis cited uneven sentencing between Tina Peters’ nine-year term and a probation sentence for a similar felony, extending clemency application deadline to April 3.
- On Tuesday, Gov. Jared Polis signaled he is reviewing Tina Peters' clemency application and extended the deadline to April 3, citing sentencing disparities.
- Polis noted the disparity between Tina Peters and former Colorado state senator Sonya Jaquez Lewis, highlighting their different sentencing outcomes for similar charges.
- She is currently serving a sentence at La Vista Correctional Facility in Pueblo after being convicted of orchestrating a 2021 security breach tied to false claims about voting-machine fraud, with sentencing in October 2024.
- Meanwhile, the Colorado Court of Appeals is reviewing Peters' sentence, and many legislators strongly oppose clemency, with Weiser warning it would be a 'grave miscarriage of justice'.
- Given the timing, Polis will review Peters' clemency application like any other, despite President Trump issuing a symbolic pardon that does not affect state convictions.
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Governor considers freeing Tina Peters to suppress ‘sentencing disparities’ scandal * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
Source link President Donald Trump and Tina Peters Gov. Jared Polis of Colorado, a far-left Democrat who openly promotes his homosexual lifestyle choice and even has allowed his state agencies to persecute Christians for their biblical beliefs on the topic, long has been under pressure to offer relief to Tina Peters, a former GOP county
Governor Polis Will Likely Grant Clemency to Tina Peters
Colorado Governor Polis will set Tina Peters free after a year, ending her nine-year prison sentence. He says he’s doing this because a friend of his was sentenced to only probation and community service for the same felony charge. Realizing this sentencing disparity, he’s probably decided to grant her clemency in the next few weeks. […] The post Governor Polis Will Likely Grant Clemency to Tina Peters appeared first on www.independentsentinel.c…
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis Hints at Giving Tina Peters Celemency
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Colorado governor signals willingness to release Tina Peters from prison amid Trump pressure
Colorado’s Democratic governor is signaling his openness to granting clemency to a former county clerk who was convicted in a scheme attempting to find proof of fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
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