Colorado grants clemency to Tina Peters amid 2020 election claims controversy
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis granted clemency to Tina Peters, a former Mesa County clerk convicted in 2024 on seven charges (including four felonies) and sentenced to nine years for helping copy voting machine hard drives to bolster Donald Trump’s false 2020 election claims. The clemency, pursued amid pressure from Trump and allies, would allow Peters to be released on parole starting June 1, drawing criticism from election officials over implications for election integrity.