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.”
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JailElonMusk@sopuli.xyz · 74 pts · 105d
What a fucking travesty of justice.
Being alive in 2026 is like watching a snuff film starring Lady Justice.
Cethin@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 104d
These mother fuckers destroy the justice system and then get angry about violence. The justice system exists to as an alternative to violence. If it fails, what option is left? It might be on purpose, because then they can crank up the heat on oppression through force.
SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 51 pts · 105d
Fucking pathetic. If given the chance, she would do it again.
Another spineless dem. Who could have seen that coming?
frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io · 22 pts · 105d
79 year old Trump is the biggest threat to our country I've ever seen. Unless the Governor was planning to put her in a locked dementia ward, she shouldn't granted clemency because now she can go encourage others to emulate her.
Fredselfish@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 105d
1000 bucks says she going do it again with Trump blessings. I thought treason came with the death plenty? 9 years was to fucking light of a sentence.
Drusas@fedia.io · 47 pts · 105d
Hasn't she been unrepentant?
KnitWit@lemmy.world · 43 pts · 105d
Fully, and if given the chance has a high likelihood of recidivism (in my opinion).
Cethin@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 104d
At minimum, it shows others that there aren't consequences.
Weydemeyer@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 104d
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.
KnitWit@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 104d
Notice the funding for water projects was recently released, surely a coincidence.
ripcord@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 105d
Well then is there a chance her parole would be denied?
KnitWit@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 104d
Depending on the terms of her probation, fraternizing with felons could be a violation, and I know a 34 time felon that she’s probably going to want to hang out with haha. Beyond that, her sentence is commuted and there isn’t anyone able to stop it once Polis signs the paperwork.
Triumph@fedia.io · -2 pts · 105d
Allegedly
Paranoidfactoid@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 105d
Yes. I followed that trial. She gave the judge a hard time the entire way through. And she was unrepentant. She still is.
spongebue@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 105d
Up until Polis mentioned he'd need to see repentance. Then she suddenly found Jesus and realized she was an itty bit sowwy for what she did
jballs@sh.itjust.works · 36 pts · 105d
Super lame. Seems like Polis caved to the pressure Trump was putting on him. Always shitty to see the bad guys win.
lemmylump@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 105d
Pollis is a pile of shit and should forever be known for helping election fraud and not upholding the law, and continues to finish his term as a maga cocksucker.
God damn billionaires, they all should be ripped of their wealth and power.
Nobody earns a billion dollars. Nobody.
faelem@leminal.space · 13 pts · 105d
Mostly_Gristle@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 104d
It actually wasn't harsh though. MAGA is just pretending like it was because they're pissed that one of them had to face any kind of consequences for their criminal behavior. The maximum penalty allowed by statute for each count she was convicted on was double what she actually got. Despite her showing absolutely zero remorse or contrition, the judge still gave her half the sentence they could have.
I can't imagine why Polis would ever think pardoning her was a good idea, but I suspect he's looking ahead to when he leaves office next year, and this is the beginning of his heel turn into becoming a right-wing grifter.
Astronut@lemmy.zip · 11 pts · 105d
Fuck these fucking fuckers to the highest of Fuckativity!
inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 105d
Democrats are fucking worthless.
NekoKoneko@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 105d
Sure, it's easy to want to imprison fascist criminals for their crimes, because of those fancy words you know, justice, and deterrence, or they will take away your right to vote and execute you as soon as they have the power to do so for not being a reactionary psychopath like them.
But, what if...maybe if we don't imprison the fascists when they try to stage a coup and discard democracy? There's a chance like... uh. Wait, hold on. They'll just... I think, there's you know, a possibility... Like if they're old. It...maybe it'll...improve the general...situation.
I'm Jared Polis and I approved this message.
watson387@sopuli.xyz · 7 pts · 105d
FUCKING BULLSHIT!
vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 105d
Doesn't Colorado have a bunch of old mines? Chuck the slagen in the oubliette.
soratoyuki@piefed.social · 4 pts · 104d
Sometimes I don't think Democrats are up to the task in front of them...
KC_Royalz@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 105d
Spineless democrats name a better combo
Wataba@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 105d
Fascist Republicans.
Guess which one you dumbasses handed power to?
switcheroo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 105d
Remember when messing was the elections was something you just did not do...
Now as long as it's the Cons, it's whatever. And if they do get time for their crimes and treason, then the Pedo-in-Chief will just EO them out.
Disgusting what this country has become.
PumpkinEscobar@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 105d
FiniteBanjo@feddit.online · 1 pts · 105d
What the fuck is he thinking.