Overview
- Speaking in the Oval Office on Monday, President Trump called Gov. Jared Polis “weak and pathetic” and blamed him for Tina Peters remaining imprisoned.
- Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk, is serving a nine-year sentence at La Vista Correctional Facility after a jury conviction tied to unauthorized access to voting equipment.
- Colorado officials reiterated that presidential clemency does not apply to state offenses and said any change to Peters’ custody must come through the courts.
- Trump last week claimed a “full pardon” for Peters, a move legal experts and the state attorney general say has no legal effect on her state convictions.
- News outlets note that national reviews have found no evidence of systematic fraud in the 2020 election, contradicting claims used to justify Peters’ actions.