Overview
- President Trump posted on Truth Social that he was granting a “full pardon” to Tina Peters, who is serving about nine years in Colorado prison for election-system crimes.
- As of Thursday evening, no pardon document appeared on the Justice Department’s Office of the Pardon Attorney website, and reporters described the move as symbolic.
- Colorado leaders, including Gov. Jared Polis, Secretary of State Jena Griswold and Attorney General Phil Weiser, said the president has no authority over state convictions.
- A federal magistrate in Denver earlier this week declined to release Peters while her state appeals continue, reinforcing that her case remains within Colorado courts.
- Peters was convicted in 2024 on four felonies and three misdemeanors tied to an election-system breach linked to efforts to validate false 2020 fraud claims, and prior federal attempts to influence her custody were rebuffed by state officials.