"President Donald Trump's administration appears to believe that general rules don't apply. Whether it's disappearing undocumented immigrants, shooting US citizens and deploying the National Guard against them, capturing the leader of a sovereign nation, or threatening to take control of Greenland, Trump's reach appears limitless. But despite the bravado, there is one situation that, so far, Trump has been unable to bend to his will: the case of Tina Peters, a former election clerk in Mesa County, Colorado."
"Peters has served roughly 14 months of a nine-year prison sentence, and figures in the election denial community like former Trump adviser Steve Bannon and disgraced former national security adviser Michael Flynn have been campaigning for her release ever since. Over the last few months, Trump has joined in, seemingly pressuring the state of Colorado to release Peters. Unlike the nearly 1,600 January 6 prisoners Trump pardoned or commuted the sentences of on his first day in office,"
Tina Peters, a former Mesa County election clerk, used another person's credentials to enable an associate to view a software update of the county's election management system. She was convicted on state charges and is serving roughly 14 months of a nine-year prison sentence. Figures in the election denial movement, including Steve Bannon, Michael Flynn, and Donald Trump, have publicly campaigned for her release. Trump issued a symbolic "pardon" on Truth Social but lacks authority to pardon state convictions. Governor Jared Polis has resisted commutation, drawing intensified pressure and public criticism from Trump and allies.
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