Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said his purpose in releasing Tina Peters had more to do with defending free speech, rather than Trump’s pressure.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is commuting the sentence of a former county clerk and election conspiracy theorist following pressure from President Donald Trump.

Tina Peters, the Republican former election clerk imprisoned for crimes related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, will receive clemency from Colorado’s Democratic Gov.…