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Omaha Steve

(110,185 posts)
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 08:34 PM 12 hrs ago

Colorado elections clerk released from prison after governor commutes sentence

Source: AP

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI
Updated 1:35 PM CDT, June 1, 2026
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DENVER (AP) — Tina Peters, the former county clerk convicted of participating in a scheme to chase election conspiracy theories promulgated by President Donald Trump, was released from state prison Monday after the president successfully pressured Colorado’s Democratic governor into commuting her sentence.

Shortly after her release was confirmed by the Colorado Department of Corrections, Peters appeared on the program of Steve Bannon, a former Trump adviser who was part of the right-wing campaign to free Peters. Gov. Jared Polis said he would shorten Peters’ sentence if she expressed regret about her actions.

But in her interview with Bannon, Peters repeated the debunked conspiracy theory that voting machines cheated Trump out of reelection in 2020 and portrayed herself as a martyr to the effort to expose it.

“I know that the Democrats are going to cheat, and no one is really addressing the problem that I spent my time in prison as retribution for,” Peters said.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/colorado-election-clerk-peters-prison-release-b974d394595c75a6db831962551d094f

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Colorado elections clerk released from prison after governor commutes sentence (Original Post) Omaha Steve 12 hrs ago OP
Fuck her.... remorse,... then runs to Bannon.... magicarpet 12 hrs ago #1
Polis fucked up. nt SunSeeker 8 hrs ago #2
He won't be running for president in 2028 or 2032 rpannier 5 hrs ago #5
WTF? czarjak 8 hrs ago #3
Yes. He tried every mob boss arm-twisting trick in the book, and it fucking worked. Karasu 4 hrs ago #6
Tina Peters is batshit crazy. generalbetrayus 6 hrs ago #4
And Polis knows as much. Karasu 4 hrs ago #7

rpannier

(24,978 posts)
5. He won't be running for president in 2028 or 2032
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 02:59 AM
5 hrs ago

One less name that will be talked about

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