Coverage dated December 11, 2025

Colorado Says Trump’s Pardon For Jailed County Clerk Is A ‘Lawless Act’

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Peters is serving a nine-year prison sentence in Colorado after being convicted by a state court for tampering with voting machines.

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Forbes
Colorado Says Trump’s Pardon For Jailed County Clerk Is A ‘Lawless Act’ (opens Forbes)
Published Dec 11, 2025
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Peters is serving a nine-year prison sentence in Colorado after being convicted by a state court for tampering with voting machines.
New Hampshire Union Leader
Trump asserts he has pardoned county clerk convicted in Colorado case (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)
Published Dec 11, 2025
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President Donald Trump said Thursday that he has pardoned Tina Peters, a former county clerk in Colorado who was convicted in state court on felony charges related to efforts to
Newsweek
Donald Trump grants Tina Peters a "full pardon": What we know (opens Newsweek)
Published Dec 11, 2025
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Peters was sentenced to nine years in prison following her conviction on charges related to tampering with voting machines.
Newsweek
Colorado Governor shoots down Trump pardon of Tina Peters (opens Newsweek)
Published Dec 11, 2025
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Governor Jared Polis says Trump’s pardon has no power over Peters’ state convictions and Colorado will follow the courts’ rulings
NBC4 Washington
Trump pardons election-denier Tina Peters, but it alone won't free her from prison. Here's why (opens NBC4 Washington)
Published Dec 11, 2025
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President Donald Trump issued a symbolic pardon for Tina Peters, but it alone won't free the former Colorado elections administrator from prison.
MyNorthwest
Trump pardons former Colorado elections clerk, but it alone won't free her from prison (opens MyNorthwest)
Published Dec 11, 2025
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President Donald Trump issued a symbolic pardon for Tina Peters on Thursday, but it alone won't free the former Colorado elections administrator who was
RedState
Trump 'Symbolically' Pardons Tina Peters As CO Elected Officials Lose Their Stuff. Wonder Why? (opens RedState)
Published Dec 11, 2025
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KRDO
Trump says he granted pardon to Tina Peters, sparking serious legal questions (opens KRDO)
Published Dec 11, 2025
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COLORADO (KRDO) -- President Donald Trump has posted on Truth Social claiming that he is granting Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk currently
Fox News
Trump announces pardon for Colorado clerk: 'Simply wanted to make sure that our elections were fair' (opens Fox News)
Published Dec 11, 2025
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Trump will pardon former Colorado clerk Tina Peters, who was convicted of breaching voting systems while trying to prove 2020 election fraud claims.
CBS News
Trump pardons jailed ex-Colorado election official Tina Peters, but she was charged in state court (opens CBS News)
Published Dec 11, 2025
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President Trump said he is granting a pardon to Tina Peters, a former Colorado county clerk who was convicted of allowing unauthorized access to voting machines — even though the pardon power is widely understood to only apply to federal crimes.
UPI
Trump says he's he pardoned election denier Tina Peters; Colorado says it's invalid (opens UPI)
Published Dec 11, 2025
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President Donald Trump on Thursday said he granted "a full Pardon" to election denier Tina Peters who was convicted for helping outsiders illegally breach voting machine security.
KRDO
'Make no mistake, this is a lawless act': Colorado officials reject Trump’s Tina Peters pardon claim (opens KRDO)
Published Dec 11, 2025
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COLORADO (KRDO) -- President Donald Trump has posted on Truth Social claiming that he is granting Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk currently
Colorado Public Radio
Trump claims to have ‘pardoned’ imprisoned Mesa clerk Tina Peters (opens Colorado Public Radio)
Published Dec 11, 2025
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But his authority is questioned, and no official documents have yet surfaced.
Anchorage Daily News
Trump issues symbolic pardon of former Colorado elections clerk convicted in state prosecution (opens Anchorage Daily News)
Published Dec 11, 2025
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Tina Peters was convicted of a data breach scheme tied to false claims of election fraud.
Washington Examiner
Trump grants 'full pardon' to Tina Peters after election interference conviction (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Dec 11, 2025
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Former Mesa County, Colorado, Clerk Tina Peters was convicted in 2024 on state charges for her role in trying to overturn the 2020 election.
Denver Westword
Donald Trump Issues Illegitimate Pardon to Tina Peters (opens Denver Westword)
Published Dec 11, 2025
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Colorado Governor Jared Polis immediately rebuked a social media post from the president saying he would be "granting Tina a full Pardon."
NBC News
Trump issues symbolic pardon for election-denier Tina Peters, who was convicted on state charges (opens NBC News)
Published Dec 11, 2025
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President Trump said he is pardoning Tina Peters, a former Colorado county clerk convicted last year on state charges tied to a voting system's security breach.
CNN
Trump announces pardon for Tina Peters, increasing pressure to free her though he can’t erase state charges (opens CNN)
Published Dec 11, 2025
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President Donald Trump announced Thursday he is granting Tina Peters a full federal pardon, which is likely to increase the pressure campaign to free the former Colorado clerk from state prison even though he cannot erase her state charges.

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