Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis commuted the sentence of Tina Peters on Friday, a former county clerk who questioned the 2020 election outcome and was facing nine years in prison.
Peters was sentenced to prison for nearly a decade for a 2021 security breach of election voting machines in Mesa County, Colorado. Peters, who is now set to be released on parole June 1, had also been convicted of conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, official misconduct, violation of duty, and failure to comply with the Secretary of State requirements.
Peters’ mandatory release date would have been set for 2033, but she was also eligible for parole in 2028.
Although her sentence was commuted by a Democrat, her upcoming release was welcomed by allies of President Donald Trump like Republican Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert, who called it a “long-overdue step toward justice.”
“Tina Peters, a proud Gold Star mother who lost her Navy SEAL son in service to our nation, dedicated election integrity advocate, and former Mesa County Clerk, was subjected to a politically charged prosecution that resulted in a nine-year sentence meant to make an example out of her,” Boebert said in a statement on X.
“I’m proud of the relentless pressure my office and I applied, working hand-in-hand with President Donald Trump, to highlight Tina’s case and demand fairness,” Boebert added. “This outcome would not have been possible without the continued pressure and advocacy from President Trump, who always knew Tina deserved fairness under the law.”
Tina Peters was sentenced to 9 years for sharing a password with ONE person. She was sentenced to jail for “election interference” for just doing her job around corruption.
Meanwhile, Dem Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold shared 600 passwords for machines in 63 of the state’s 64 counties. Not a damn thing happened to her. If Griswold were Republican, she would have been frog marched off to jail already.
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