Peters was convicted in 2024 after prosecutors showed she facilitated unauthorized access to Mesa County voting equipment and helped expose sensitive system data. Her actions were driven by the explosion of far-right conspiracy theories that the 2020 election was stolen from President Donald Trump through voting machines that switched votes to help former President Joe Biden win.
The Colorado judge who sentenced Peters to nine years in prison called her a “charlatan” who peddled “snake oil” and said she showed no remorse for her actions.
But Gov. Jared Polis (D) commuted Peters’ sentence last month, after months of pressure from Trump, MAGA fanatics, and election deniers. In Polis’ letter to Peters informing her that her sentence would be commuted, Polis wrote that Peters learned her lesson.
“Importantly, your application demonstrates taking responsibility for your crimes, and a commitment to follow the law going forward,” Polis said.
27 Comments
Shortrib@lemmy.world · 74 pts · 99d
As far as trying to steal elections, the “they’re” is more like “we’re”.
DrakeAlbrecht@lemmy.world · 39 pts · 99d
"There's no way they won an election that we rigged so thoroughly without cheating!"
volore@scribe.disroot.org · 12 pts · 98d
Every accusation is an admission.
T00l_shed@lemmy.world · 57 pts · 99d
Throw her back in, and bring Jared this time too
CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 99d
Seriously, fuck Jared. Maybe not prison, but goddamn was he a jackass on this one.
tlekiteki@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 0 pts · 98d
Maybe the point was to prevent them from making her into a martyr.
CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 98d
They kind of already did. I'd see signs - even on businesses - that said "Free Tina Peters".
Like she was some political prisoner or something.
CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 99d
This bitch should have served all the years she deserves.
JFC.
Blade9732@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 99d
Here is the election results from Tina Peters county where she claimed massive voter fraud:
Kanye West got 197 votes Trump won by a huge majority. Now they expect idiots to believe that the people of LA (Commiefornia), are actually all trying to vote Maga.
BigMacHole@thelemmy.club · 20 pts · 98d
Thank GOD Colorado has a DEMOCRAT Governor! OTHERWISE we Might be Letting ELECTION DENIERS out of Prisons!
-VOTE BLUE NO MATTER WHO!
TryingToBeGood@reddthat.com · 18 pts · 99d
Does not seem to have learned her lesson.
GuyFawkesV@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 98d
Seems like some well-meaning citizens could help teach her.
kreskin@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 98d
Heck of a job pardonning her, Democratic Gov Jaerd Polis. With dems like you we dont even need republicans.
MrSulu@lemmy.ml · 14 pts · 98d
No entitlement like born again, far right entitlement
phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 99d
When justice is not delivered by the formal system, people's justice is the last resort.
spacegoat@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 98d
What are you doing Colorado? You have a majority population of democrats to choose your leadership from and went with crap.
UpAndAtThem@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 97d
Let's elect a businessman, the one type of guy who can never be bought!
vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 99d
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 99d
Y'all really could have helped by clarifying who "they" is.
violentfart@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 99d
gestures vaguely
Dryad@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 98d
And why are we still giving delusional idiots a platform?
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 98d
SHE LEARNED HER LESSON EH POLIS.
stringere@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 98d
Oh good, she learned her lesson.
anon_8675309@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 97d
So what threat did Trump make to Polis?
amgine@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 97d
These delusional boomers need to go away
Steve@startrek.website · 3 pts · 98d
They are them
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 97d
Brainwashed nutcase.
phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 94d
Yeah, at least they're not eating the dogs and cats.