{"id":117,"date":"2026-05-15T21:38:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T21:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usrelocationpost.com\/?p=117"},"modified":"2026-05-15T21:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T21:38:14","slug":"polis-commutes-tina-peters-sentence-after-she-admits-she-made-a-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usrelocationpost.com\/?p=117","title":{"rendered":"Polis Commutes Tina Peters\u2019 Sentence After She Admits She \u2018Made a Mistake\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Colorado Democratic Governor Jared Polis on Friday commuted the sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, following pressure from President Donald Trump, marking another case involving efforts to challenge the 2020 election.<\/p>

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The decision followed a statement in Peters\u2019 clemency application, obtained first by CNN from Polis\u2019 office, in which she said she \u201cmade a mistake\u201d and acknowledged misleading Colorado election officials \u2014 her first such admission since her 2024 conviction.<\/p>

Trump has championed Peters, a 70-year-old former clerk sentenced to nine years in prison after being convicted for her role in a scheme to access and copy her county\u2019s election computer systems. She is expected to be released June 1.<\/p>

In April, a Colorado appeals court ordered Peters to be resentenced, finding the judge had improperly considered her statements about election fraud when imposing the sentence, though it upheld her convictions.<\/p>

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Peters has been serving her sentence in a Pueblo prison since her 2024 conviction by a Mesa County jury.<\/p>

Prosecutors said Peters allowed an outside expert linked to MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell to access election systems during a 2021 update, resulting in sensitive system data, including passwords, being posted online.<\/p>

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