Colorado AG Criticizes Trump Over Election Clerk Dispute

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Colorado AG Criticizes Trump Over Election Clerk Dispute
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Colorado's attorney general accuses the Trump administration of waging a 'revenge campaign' by cutting federal funds and programs in response to the state's refusal to release Tina Peters, a convicted elections clerk, linking these actions to political retaliation over election disputes. Trump has publicly called for Peters' release and claimed election fraud, while the state and federal officials dispute the motives behind the federal funding cuts, asserting they violate state sovereignty.

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