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Trump’s Tina Peters pardon tests the limits of power over state election crimes

As of May 2026: Running for Colorado attorney general in 2026; vehemently opposes any clemency for Peters and criticizes Polis for considering it.

President Trump pardoned former Mesa County, Colorado clerk Tina Peters in December 2025 over her nine-year state prison sentence for letting election conspiracy activists copy voting-machine data. The pardon has no legal effect on her state conviction, yet it triggered an escalating confrontation.

Updated May 15

Notable Quotes

“Tina Peters willfully compromised her own election equipment trying to prove Trump’s Big Lie.” — Jena Griswold

from Trump’s Tina Peters pardon tests the limits of power over state election crimes · Updated May 15

"Tina Peters has done more to undermine confidence in our elections than any other Coloradan, and is rightly facing accountability." — Jena Griswold, January 2026

from Trump’s Tina Peters pardon tests the limits of power over state election crimes · Updated May 15

Griswold expressed 'deep concern at any indication of caving to this unhinged President.'

from Trump’s Tina Peters pardon tests the limits of power over state election crimes · Updated May 15