Polis weighs clemency for Tina Peters in high-profile election case
TL;DR
Colorado Governor Jared Polis is reportedly considering commuting Tina Peters’s nine-year sentence for attempting to influence a public official in the 2020 election, potentially freeing the Mesa County clerk who helped expose security-access issues. Peters’s lawyer says a clemency decision could come soon, a move Trump supporters have urged, while election officials and Democrats argue against special treatment and emphasize accountability.
- Colorado governor likely to grant clemency to election denier Tina Peters, lawyer says The Guardian
- 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
- Not a single Democrat in the Colorado legislature says Jared Polis should reduce Tina Peters’ sentence The Colorado Sun
- Exclusive: Bennet pushes back on Polis, urges governor not to ‘capitulate’ to Trump on Peters sentence The Hill
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