"She was indicted in 2022 for allowing an unauthorized person later discovered to be affiliated with MyPillow founder and fellow election conspiracy monger Mike Lindell to access and tamper with the county election equipment, breaking into the voting machines under her supervision and copying data that was later leaked online. She was convicted of seven felonies (including attempting to influence a public servant,"
"in 2020 even though the DA was a Republican. The president has gone so far as to threaten the state of Colorado with harsh measures, attacking Colorado Gov. Jared Polis by name, if Peters were not released, but angry Truth Social posts cannot actually free her, and Trump's pardon power is powerless, as it only is for federal crimes, not Peters' state-level convictions."
Tina Peters, former Mesa County Clerk and Recorder, was indicted in 2022 for permitting an unauthorized individual affiliated with Mike Lindell to access and copy county election equipment data that was later leaked. She was convicted on seven felonies, including official misconduct and criminal impersonation, and sentenced to nine years in state prison in October 2024. Federal habeas relief was denied because state appeals remain active, meaning federal courts deferred while state-level remedies proceed. Presidential attacks and calls for her release cannot overturn state convictions, and federal pardon power does not apply to state crimes.
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