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Politics Jun 01 Colorado elections clerk Tina Peters released from prison after governor commutes sentence Peters served less than a quarter of her nine-year sentence. By Associated Press
Politics May 15 Colorado Gov. Polis commutes ex-election clerk Tina Peters' sentence after Trump pressure Trump has championed the case of Peters, a 70-year-old former county clerk who was sentenced to nine years behind bars after being convicted in a scheme to make a copy of her county’s election computer system. She gets released June… By Colleen Slevin, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press
Politics Apr 02 Colorado court orders resentencing of Tina Peters for election fraud scheme A Colorado appeals court ruled Thursday that a former county clerk convicted in a scheme that sought to prove fraud in the 2020 presidential election should be resentenced because a judge wrongly punished her for statements protected as free speech. By Colleen Slevin, Matthew Brown, Associated Press
Politics Mar 05 Colorado Gov. Polis considers releasing Tina Peters from prison amid Trump pressure Colorado's Democratic governor, facing a pressure campaign from President Donald Trump, is signaling his openness to granting clemency to a former county clerk who was convicted in a scheme that attempted to find proof of fraud in the 2020 presidential election. By Colleen Slevin, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press
Jan 14 Tina Peters' lawyers try to convince Colorado court to overturn conviction for voting system breach By Colleen Slevin, Associated Press Lawyers for former Colorado elections clerk Tina Peters will try to convince a state appeals court on Wednesday to overturn her conviction in a case revolving around the 2020 presidential election. Continue reading
Jan 09 Colorado AG accuses Trump of 'revenge campaign' for state refusal to free convicted elections clerk By Matthew Brown, Associated Press Democratic Attorney General Phil Weiser said Thursday that the administration is choking off funds and dismantling programs over the state's refusal to free imprisoned elections clerk Tina Peters. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 6:42 Trump's attempt to pardon Tina Peters runs into constitutional limits By Liz Landers, Doug Adams Earlier this year, President Trump pardoned around 1,500 people for their involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. As we near the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack, there is one high-profile election denier still behind bars. Continue watching
Aug 21 Trump warns of 'harsh measures' if Colorado clerk convicted of election data-breach scheme isn't freed By Associated Press Tina Peters was sentenced to nine years behind bars for a data-breach scheme spawned from the rampant false claims about voting machine fraud in the 2020 presidential race. Continue reading
Oct 03 Republican election denier Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years in prison for voting data scheme By Mead Gruver, Associated Press A judge ripped into a former Colorado county clerk for her crimes and lies before sentencing her Thursday to nine years behind bars for a data-breach scheme spawned from the rampant false claims about voting machine fraud in the 2020… Continue reading