US EditionTina Peters asks Colorado appeals court to recognize Trump’s pardon, release her from prison
Peters’ attorneys argue Trump’s pardon removes court jurisdiction and demands her release, citing a 1795 precedent while the appeals court prepares for Jan. 14 hearing.
- Former Colorado elections clerk Tina Peters is asking the state appeals court to recognize President Donald Trump's pardon of her state convictions as valid.
- Peters, the former Mesa County, Colorado clerk, was convicted of state crimes there for orchestrating a data breach scheme driven by false claims about voting machine fraud in the 2020 presidential race.
- Trump's pardon power does not extend to state crimes, but Peters' lawyers argued that President George Washington issued pardons to people convicted of both state and federal crimes in the Whiskey Rebellion in 1795.
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Tina Peters Asks Colorado Appeals Court to Recognize Trump’s Pardon
Attorneys for Tina Peters, a former Colorado county clerk convicted of state-level election interference, are asking a Colorado court to free her after President Donald Trump pardoned her. In a motion filed Dec. 23, Peters’s lawyers said the Colorado Court of Appeals no longer has jurisdiction, or authority, over her case because Trump pardoned her on Dec. 5. They asked the court to release her from state prison based on the federal pardon. The …
Embattled Colorado clerk asks state court to recognize Trump's pardon: report
An embattled former county clerk in Colorado who is serving a nine-year sentence for her efforts to help President Donald Trump overturn the results of the 2020 election asked the Colorado Court of Appeals to recognize the president's pardon of her, according to a new report. The Associated Press re...
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Tina Peters asks Colorado appeals court to recognize Trump's pardon, release her from prison
Former Colorado elections clerk Tina Peters is asking the state appeals court to recognize President Donald Trump’s pardon of her state convictions as valid.
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BizTocTina Peters Asks Colorado to Recognize Trump Pardon of State Convictions
Former Colorado elections clerk Tina Peters is asking a state appeals court to recognize a pardon issued by President Donald Trump as valid and to order her release from prison. In a motion filed Tuesday, her lawyers argued that Trump’s December 5 pardon stripped the court of jurisdiction over her…
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