trump Demands Release of Colorado Election Official Convictedโ of Tampering
Denver, โCO – Formerโ President Donald Trump โขisโ calling for the releaseโฃ of Tina Peters, the former Mesa County โขClerk convicted of election security breaches, falsely claiming she was targeted forโข attempting โto expose Democratic election fraud. Trump’s โdemand, made via his โTruth Socialโค platform, โขcomes less than a month โขafter he issuedโ pardonsโข to several โallies involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
On โคTruth Social, Trump labeled Coloradoโค Governor Jared Polis a “SLEAZEBAG”โ and accused him of refusing to release Peters, โwho he claimedโฃ was “unfairly convicted of what the Democrats do, โคcheating on Elections.” He further asserted Peters was “preserving Election Records, which โshe was obligated to do under Federal Law,”โค and attacked Polis as a “lightweight โGovernor” who has “allowed his State to go to โhell.” โขTrump โคconcluded his post with “FREE TINA!”
Theseโ claims โขare inaccurate. Peters was convicted in state court of multiple felony counts, including attempting to โinfluence a public official, conspiracy to commit unlawfulโฃ access to a computerized electionโ system, and failure to fulfill her duty to secure election equipment. The charges stemmed from a security breach in Mesa County’s election system โin 2021, whereโ Peters allegedly allowed unauthorized individuals access to voting machine dataโฃ and shared confidential โคdetails online, fueled by conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.
Peters has served โoneโ year ofโข a nine-year sentence.
The case has become a rallying cryโ for election โฃdeniers,โข who claim Peters was wrongly convicted forโฃ exposing vulnerabilities in the election system.โข However, authorities maintain her actions were โa intentional attempt โคto undermine the integrity of the election process.
Trump’s call for Peters’โ release follows his โrecent pardonsโ of Rudy Giuliani,โฃ john Eastman, and others involved in attempts to overturn the 2020 election results. When asked why petersโฃ was not included in the pardons,Pardon Attorney Ed Martin responded on X (formerly Twitter),”We are working on it!” It is crucial to note that presidential pardons apply only to federal cases,while Peters โฃwas convicted in โคstate court.
As of publication, Governor Polis has not publiclyโ responded to Trump’s post.