Tina Peters
Colorado elections clerk released from Pueblo prison after Gov. Polis commutes her sentence
DENVER | Tina Peters, the former county clerk convicted of participating in a scheme to chase election conspiracy theories promulgated by President Donald Trump, was released from state prison Monday after the president successfully pressured Colorado’s Democratic governor into commuting her sentence. Shortly after her release was confirmed by the Colorado Department of Corrections, Peters […]
Colorado elections clerk set to be released from prison Monday based on her sentence commutation
DENVER | Former Colorado elections clerk and conspiracy theorist Tina Peters is scheduled to be released from prison Monday after serving less than a quarter of a nine-year sentence for her role in a scheme to copy her county’s election system. Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, commuted Peters’ sentence last month following pressure from President […]
Colorado elections clerk released from Pueblo prison after Gov. Polis commutes her sentence
DENVER | Tina Peters, the former clerk convicted of participating in a scheme to chase election conspiracy theories promulgated by President Donald Trump, was released from prison Monday after the president successfully pressured Colorado’s Democratic governor into commuting her sentence. “The Governor’s grant of clemency to Tina Peters is an affront to our democracy, the […]
Colorado elections clerk set to be released from prison Monday based on her sentence commutation
DENVER | Former Colorado elections clerk and conspiracy theorist Tina Peters is scheduled to be released from prison Monday after serving less than a quarter of a nine-year sentence for her role in a scheme to copy her county’s election system. Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, commuted Peters’ sentence last month following pressure from President […]
Colorado GOP governor primary: Establishment favorite vs. MAGA candidates
This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at cpr.org. The first of the three believes the state Capitol is awash in pedophiles. The second says he helped kill a man when he was just 7 years old, though there is no evidence of the crime. The third has […]
PERRY: Attorneys for the offense — AG candidates lash out at Polis for Tina Peters clemency
The lawyers in the room Saturday at Community College of Aurora weren’t having any of Gov. Jared Polis’ talk about convict Tina Peters being punished with too much prison for just her crazy talk protected by the First Amendment. “Tina Peters abused her office and undercut election integrity and engaged in public corruption,” Boulder DA […]
Colorado GOP governor primary: Establishment favorite vs. MAGA candidates
This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at cpr.org. The first of the three believes the state Capitol is awash in pedophiles. The second says he helped kill a man when he was just 7 years old, though there is no evidence of the crime. The third has […]
Colorado Democrats overwhelmingly agree to censure Gov. Polis for Tina Peters clemency
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Colorado Gov. Jared Polis was formally censured by his own party Wednesday for his decision last week to grant clemency to Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk convicted on multiple felony counts for her role in a breach of her office’s election system. More than 200 […]
Gov. Polis stands by decision to commute Tina Peters’ sentence despite censure
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday defended his decision to commute the prison sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, a day after the Colorado Democratic Party voted to censure him over the decision. Peters, an election denier and prominent ally of President Donald Trump, was convicted in 2024 for […]
Colorado Democrats seek to censure Gov. Polis over Tina Peters prison sentence cut
This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at cpr.org. DENVER | In an unprecedented rebuke, a number of current Democratic state officials, lawmakers, party organizers, activists, and a Democratic National Committee member want the state party to temporarily suspend Democratic Gov. Jared Polis from attending and speaking at […]