Colorado Democrats push back on Polis’s plan to cut Tina Peters’ sentence
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Democrats in Colorado’s General Assembly say Gov. Polis should not commute Tina Peters’ nine-year prison sentence, pushing back on his comparison to a separate case and urging accountability for Peters’ role in breaching election security; Polis has indicated he’s reviewing clemency and has raised concerns about sentencing disparities, while the Peters case awaits appellate review and potential parole in 2028.
- Not a single Democrat in the Colorado legislature says Jared Polis should reduce Tina Peters’ sentence The Colorado Sun
- Colorado Governor Signals He’ll Commute Sentence of Election Denier The New York Times
- Jared Polis’ test case for Tina Peters clemency falls flat MS NOW
- Exclusive: Bennet pushes back on Polis, urges governor not to ‘capitulate’ to Trump on Peters sentence The Hill
- Colorado governor likely to grant clemency to election denier Tina Peters, lawyer says The Guardian
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