Democracy Dies in DarknessColorado Gov. Jared Polis had been under pressure from Trump to pardon Peters, a former county clerk who helped secretly copy voting machine hard drives.May 15, 2026 at 5:55 p.m. EDTYesterday at 5:55 p.m. EDTA jury convicted Tina Peters of seven charges, including four felonies, in 2024. She was sentenced to nine years in prison. (David Zalubowski/AP), and Colorado’s Democratic governor granted clemency Friday to a former county clerk convicted on charges related to a scheme to bolster President Donald Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was stolen.
2020 election denier Tina Peters granted clemency by Democratic governor
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis had been under pressure from Trump to pardon Peters, a former county clerk who helped secretly copy voting machines’ hard drives.
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