Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) announced Friday he is granting clemency to Tina Peters — the former election official convicted for her role in a voting system breach — cutting her sentence and making her eligible for parole as soon as next month.
The move marks a dramatic and controversial intervention in one of the most closely watched election interference cases to emerge after the 2020 election — and comes after months of sustained pressure from President Donald Trump and his far-right allies to secure Peters’ release.
“We condemn Governor Polis’ clemency grant. It is a gross injustice to our elections, election workers and democracy with far-reaching consequences,” Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) said in a statement. “This is a dark day for democracy.”
At minimum, it shows others that there aren’t consequences.
It signals to Trump that if he squeezes Democratic governors hard enough and with the right leverage, they will give him whatever he wants
Yeah yeah Polis says he wasn’t pressured but if you believe that I have a mountain in Colorado to sell you.
Notice the funding for water projects was recently released, surely a coincidence.