Tag: Tina Peters
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Colorado governor fires clemency board members who opposed Tina Peters commutation
Gov. Jared Polis has fired two members of his clemency board who opposed his commutation of Tina Peters’ sentence, according to Colorado Politics news partner 9News. In firing Azra Taslimi and Hannah Seigel Proff, Gov. Jared Polis said they had breached confidentiality by disclosing in an opinion piece how the board voted. “The clemency process…
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Tina Peters visits President Donald Trump in the White House
Tina Peters has reemerged on the political circuit following her release from prison — appearing over the weekend at a “Freedom Fest” in Castle Rock and then visiting the White House on Monday to meet with President Donald Trump. In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote that Peters “just came to the White House…
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Jena Griswold beats 3 rivals to win Colorado’s Democratic attorney general primary
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold won the Democratic nomination for attorney general Tuesday night, leading a field of three primary opponents by a wide margin. Four Democrats were on the ballot for the office held by term-limited Democratic Attorney General Weiser, who is running for governor. In addition to Griswold, who is serving her…
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Tina Peters tells supporters to ‘stand up and fight back’ at Castle Rock event
Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk recently released from prison, warned supporters that what happened to her could happen to them, too, if they did not “stand up and fight back” at an event at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. Peters was one of several speakers at “Freedom Fest,” a two-day event featuring Republican politicians,…
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After prison release, Tina Peters faces tight parole limits, ongoing legal troubles
Released from prison this week, former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters now begins a parole term that outlines strict limits on her movements and conduct, while separate ethics and campaign‑finance cases continue to move forward. Peters’ parole, as first reported by 9News, required her to report immediately to Mesa County upon release and check in…
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Colorado’s 3 Republican gubernatorial candidates face off in heated primary debate
The three Colorado Republicans running for governor defended their qualifications, described their visions for the state and traded jabs over each other’s character at an often contentious televised debate that routinely veered into unusual territory Tuesday night in Denver. The 60-minute debate at the University of Denver, sponsored by 9News, The Denver Gazette and Colorado…
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Colorado Democrats slam Tina Peters’ release, while Republicans cheer
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Tina Peters, the former Colorado county clerk convicted of breaching her county’s secure voting equipment, drew cheers from fellow Republicans upon her release from prison Monday after Democratic Gov. Jared Polis commuted her sentence. Other state Democrats, however, said remarks the 70-year-old Peters made in an online interview after leaving prison demonstrate that she lacks…
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Tina Peters speaks out after release from Colorado prison
PUEBLO — Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, convicted of participating in efforts related to election conspiracy theories promoted by President Donald Trump, was released from state prison Monday. The Colorado Department of Corrections confirmed shortly after 8 a.m. that Peters, whose sentence was commuted by Gov. Jared Polis, was processed for release from the…
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EDITORIAL: Who else goes free with Tina Peters?
There was outrage on both sides of the political aisle over Gov. Jared Polis’ commutation last week of the nine-year prison sentence of former Mesa County Clerk — and unrepentant election-conspiracy monger — Tina Peters. Criticism was particularly harsh from Polis’ fellow Democrats, who publicly denounced his use of his clemency powers on Peters’ behalf.…
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A mistaken commutation and an over-the-top reaction | Eric Sondermann
It seemed an itch that Gov. Jared Polis just had to scratch. After months of hints and speculation, Polis put his signature on a commutation of the prison sentence of Colorado’s election-denying queen, former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters. True, Peters’s break was one of 44 commutations and pardons announced en masse by Polis late on a Friday afternoon.…