US EditionTrump administration seeks custody of imprisoned Colorado elections clerk
- On Nov. 12, the Federal Bureau of Prisons notified Colorado's Department of Corrections seeking Tina Peters' transfer to federal custody as a formal step by the Trump administration.
- President Donald Trump in May directed the Department of Justice `to take all necessary action`, and the DOJ reviewed Tina Peters' appeal in March amid months of pressure from far-right activists and Peters' allies.
- A Mesa County jury convicted Tina Peters in October 2024 of three counts tied to attempting to influence a public servant, sentencing her to eight-and-a-half years plus six months.
- State officials said the DOC is reviewing the BOP letter and has not confirmed compliance; Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has refused to release Peters and AG Phil Weiser called federal involvement `a naked, political attempt to threaten or intimidate`, while Republican leaders urged withholding federal funds.
- Attorneys filed on Nov. 13 describing Peters' declining health with a cough and a longstanding magnetic mattress request, while President Donald Trump cannot pardon her as a state prisoner.
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Trump administration joins supporters of Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters in asking that she be moved to federal prison
Supporters of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters are pushing to get the Republican transferred to a federal prison from the state facility where she is incarcerated, arguing that it would be a safer environment as she appeals her state conviction. The federal Bureau of Prisons, part of the Trump administration, has officially requested the move, too. This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at c…
Trump admin threatens Colorado in bid to spring imprisoned election denier
The Trump administration is taking steps to threaten the state of Colorado, in an attempt to compel the release of an infamous former Mesa County elections clerk serving a nine-year prison sentence for an illegal scheme to try to prove President Donald Trump's election conspiracy theories.According ...
Trump officials seek to move former county clerk Tina Peters to federal custody
Officials with the Federal Bureau of Prisons sent a letter to Colorado prison officials on Wednesday formally requesting that former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters be transferred into federal custody.
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Trump administration seeks custody of imprisoned Colorado elections clerk
The Trump administration is seeking a transfer from state prison to federal custody of a former Colorado county clerk who has become a hero to election conspiracy theorists.
The Fort Morgan Times
Trump officials seek to transfer Tina Peters from Colorado prison to federal custody
Federal officials have formally requested that former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters be transferred to federal custody, the latest in a monthslong effort by the Trump administration to free the election conspiracy theorist from a state prison cell. Officials with the Federal Bureau of Prisons sent a letter about Peters to Colorado’s Department of Corrections on Wednesday, the state confirmed Friday. It’s unclear why the bureau is seeking to t…
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