US EditionColorado Officials Reject Trump’s ‘Pardon’
Trump's pardon for Tina Peters, convicted of election tampering, is symbolic as state officials affirm it cannot override Colorado convictions.
- President Trump said late on Dec. 11 that he had issued a pardon for Tina Peters, former Mesa County clerk convicted last year by a Mesa County jury on seven state charges.
- Peters' legal team says the pardon is the first step to test presidential clemency's reach on state convictions and plans to appeal aggressively, Peter Ticktin told Bannon in a Dec. 8 podcast.
- A federal judge this week rejected Peters' release petition pending appeal, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons' transfer request was denied by Colorado state officials in November.
- Colorado officials rejected the pardon, saying the president lacks authority to pardon state convictions and Attorney General Phil Weiser called it legally meritless, ready to litigate in state courts.
- Legal scholars noted there is no precedent for a president pardoning a state conviction, while Colorado Republican supporters urged Governor Jared Polis to follow Trump's lead and Peter Ticktin vowed to appeal to the Supreme Court.
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‘May send a marshal to the prison’: Colorado Dems brace for pardon ‘battle’ against Trump
Colorado officials are bracing themselves for an all-out “battle” against President Donald Trump as they seek to get ahead of the president’s pledge to pardon Tina Peters, a former county clerk who was jailed in connection with the efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, The New York Times reported Saturday.“This is so far beyond the pale,” said Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, a Democrat, the Times reported Saturday. “No one…
Tina Peters Voting Machines and the Prison Standoff With Colorado - Stephen K Bannon's War Room
Tina Peters voting machines are at the center of a national election integrity fight, as attorney John Case explains why Colorado refused to honor President Trump’s pardon and why Peters remains imprisoned. WATCH THE CLIP BELOW: This clip aired on WarRoom’s Saturday morning show on December 13, 2025. Transcript begins below (lightly edited for clarity; may contain minor errors). John Case, Attorney for Tina Peters: Tina Peters’ Mission Is…
Colorado Officials Reject Trump’s ‘Pardon’
“President Trump’s pledge to pardon Tina Peters, a former Colorado county clerk convicted of tampering with voting machines, touched off a furious new battle on Friday over the fate of perhaps the last high-profile 2020 election denier still behind bars,” the New York Times reports. “Democratic leaders in Colorado dismissed the pardon as an empty attempt to bully a Democratic state into freeing one of the president’s political allies. They argue…
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The Daily Beast reports President Donald Trump has insulted yet another female reporter, this time dismissing NBC News’ Yamiche Alcindor as “aggressive” and telling her to take it “nice and easy.”The exchange occurred as the president took media questions after signing a bill awarding congressional medals to the 1980 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team in the Oval Office.Alcindor initially peppered Trump on the issue of Venezuela, asking if he intended…
Trump Chastises ‘Aggressive’ Female Reporter for Trying to Ask a Question
President Donald Trump has gone out of his way to insult yet another female reporter, this time dismissing NBC News’ Yamiche Alcindor as “aggressive” and telling her to take it “nice and easy.” The exchange occurred as the president answered media questions after signing a bill awarding congressional medals to the 1980 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team. Initially, Alcindor cornered Trump on Venezuela, asking the president if he intended to claim more…
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