Colorado

RandySF

(81,184 posts) Fri Jan 9, 2026, 07:26 PM 10 hrs ago

After pressure from Trump, Colorado gov. signals possible clemency for election denier Tina Peters

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) said he’s considering clemency for Tina Peters, the former election official serving a nine-year state prison sentence for her role in a 2021 voting system breach.

Polis’ openness to clemency for Peters comes after months of escalating retaliation from President Donald Trump against the state of Colorado, driven by the Peters issue.

“FREE TINA PETERS”, Trump posted on Truth Social Thursday evening.

“She got a sentence that was harsh. It was a 9 year sentence,” Polis said in an interview Thursday. “So we always look at people’s sentences. And when you have people that are elderly, and we’re looking at this across a number of many people — people in their 70s or 80s in our system — how much of a threat to society are they and how do we balance that in a way that makes sure they can spend their last year few years at home?”

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/after-pressure-from-trump-gov-polis-signals-possible-clemency-for-election-denier-tina-peters/

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After pressure from Trump, Colorado gov. signals possible clemency for election denier Tina Peters (Original Post) RandySF 10 hrs ago OP

He should tell Trump to piss off. The bastard is sending Ice here anyway and we have a rat in Autumn 10 hrs ago #1

Oh fuck you, Polis. She got the sentence she deserved. CrispyQ 10 hrs ago #2

No. Tampering with anything even remotely tangential to the election process... Mark.b2 10 hrs ago #3

NO NO NO NO NO!!! 2naSalit 10 hrs ago #4

Boooooooooooo evemac 10 hrs ago #5

fuck, no, no, no! Biophilic 10 hrs ago #6

Caving to a bully does not make the bully go away. It simply encourages the bully to make more demands. Midnight Writer 10 hrs ago #7

Exactly! It worked once why wouldn't they do it again. Phoenix61 9 hrs ago #10

He has gotten so much blow-back from The current SOS, AG, local prosecutor and the public hlthe2b 9 hrs ago #8

No way. mountain grammy 9 hrs ago #9

Coward duckworth969 9 hrs ago #11

Another disappointing folding by a weak politician Whyisthisstillclose 9 hrs ago #12

Sent an email to the Gov duckworth969 9 hrs ago #13

He's term-limited.. So any elected office would be to return to Congress/Senate hlthe2b 6 hrs ago #15

Will he be tendering his resignation at the same time? SSJVegeta 8 hrs ago #14

Autumn

(48,759 posts)

1. He should tell Trump to piss off. The bastard is sending Ice here anyway and we have a rat in

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Jan 9, 2026, 07:30 PM

10 hrs ago

the court letting them know when immigrants are going in to do paperwork.

CrispyQ

(40,674 posts)

2. Oh fuck you, Polis. She got the sentence she deserved.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Jan 9, 2026, 07:40 PM

10 hrs ago

Everyone should listen to the sentencing judge's remarks if they think her sentence was too harsh.

Mark.b2

(732 posts)

3. No. Tampering with anything even remotely tangential to the election process...

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Jan 9, 2026, 07:43 PM

10 hrs ago

Deserves consistent and severe punishment. We already have enough skepticism about elections. We don’t need more.

2naSalit

(100,060 posts)

4. NO NO NO NO NO!!!

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Jan 9, 2026, 07:47 PM

10 hrs ago

NO NO NO FUCKING NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

evemac

(274 posts)

5. Boooooooooooo

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Jan 9, 2026, 07:50 PM

10 hrs ago

Biophilic

(6,404 posts)

6. fuck, no, no, no!

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Fri Jan 9, 2026, 07:58 PM

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Midnight Writer

(25,148 posts)

7. Caving to a bully does not make the bully go away. It simply encourages the bully to make more demands.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Jan 9, 2026, 08:03 PM

10 hrs ago

Schoolyard 101

Phoenix61

(18,706 posts)

10. Exactly! It worked once why wouldn't they do it again.

Reply to Midnight Writer (Reply #7)

Fri Jan 9, 2026, 08:14 PM

9 hrs ago

I’m mystified why people don’t get this. All the bullies I’ve ever known are cowards. Punch back hard and they go find another target.

hlthe2b

(112,827 posts)

8. He has gotten so much blow-back from The current SOS, AG, local prosecutor and the public

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Jan 9, 2026, 08:10 PM

9 hrs ago

that his career is over if he does so.

mountain grammy

(28,685 posts)

9. No way.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Jan 9, 2026, 08:11 PM

9 hrs ago

If she was sorry, if she paid restitution, if she admitted to being wrong. Anything! No, she’s just a spoiled whiney maga who got caught. Like all of them. Stinking sociopaths.11 years lady!! Do the time!!!