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Trump rips Colorado governor, DA over Tina Peters incarceration: ‘May they rot in hell’

Trump defends Tina Peters, sentenced to nine years for election data tampering, and attacks Colorado officials, despite his pardon not applying to state crimes.

  • On December 5, President Donald Trump issued a presidential pardon for Tina Peters, former Mesa County elections clerk, then defended her and attacked Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Truth Social.
  • Her conviction stems from allowing unauthorized access to the election system, and prosecutors say she enabled a man tied to MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell to misuse a security card.
  • Last week Peters' legal team asked a judge to recognize the pardon and release her, but a federal magistrate judge refused while the Colorado DOC denied transfer and the Colorado appeals court set a January 8 response deadline for the state attorney general's office.
  • Following his pledge, President Donald Trump canceled $109 million in federal transportation grants, including a $66 million rail-safety project, and vetoed water funding for 39 communities.
  • Observers flagged inaccuracies in President Donald Trump's post about Tina Peters' age, prison security, and health, and legal experts note a president can only pardon federal crimes, leaving state cases unresolved.
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Political Wire broke the news in New York, United States on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
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