WASHINGTON (TNND) — President Donald Trump lashed out against Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis for his alleged refusal to pardon the prison sentence of a 70-year-old, former county election clerk.
Tina Peters, former Meza County election clerk, is currently serving a nine year prison sentence after being found guilty in August 2024 on four state felony charges stemming from providing an unauthorized individual access to the county’s voter system in May 2021. Peters had taken a county employees badge and gave it to a person affiliated with MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, who was tasked to gather evidence to support Lindell’s claim that there was interference in the 2020 U.S. presidential election to assist in then President Joe Biden’s victory. Lindell’s claims were never collaborated by any evidence.
“The SLEAZEBAG Governor of Colorado, Jared Polis, refuses to allow an elderly woman, Tina Peters, who was unfairly convicted of what the Democrats do, cheating on Elections, out of jail!” Trump posted. “She was convicted for trying to stop Democrats from stealing Colorado Votes in the Election. She was preserving Election Records, which she was obligated to do under Federal Law.”
Since Peters was found guilty on state charges, President Donald Trump does not have the authority to pardon Peters. Polis possesses that authority but has not shown interest to pardon the 70-year-old cancer survivor.
“She has now served more than one year in jail, and has eight years to go,” Trump said in his Truth Social post on Wednesday. “On top of everything else, she is a cancer ‘survivor.’” This lightweight Governor, who has allowed his State to go to hell (Tren de Aragua, anyone?), should be ashamed of himself. FREE TINA!”
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In November, the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ request for Peters to be transferred from state to federal custody was denied by the Colorado Department of Corrections.
