US court orders resentencing for Colorado clerk involved in election scheme
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“US court orders resentencing for Colorado clerk involved in election scheme”
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— The Colorado River (Spanish: Río Colorado) is one of the principal rivers (along with the Rio Grande) in the Southwestern United States and in northern Mexico. The 1,450-mile-long (2,330 km) river, th…
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— U.S. Highway 24 (US 24) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that travels from Minturn, Colorado, to Clarkston, Michigan. In the U.S. state of Colorado, US 24 extends from Interstate…
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— U.S. Highway 6 (US 6) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that travels from Bishop, California, to Provincetown, Massachusetts. In the U.S. state of Colorado, US 6 is an east–west h…
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“Former clerk Tina Peters has become a cause celebre for the election denial movement and President Donald Trump”
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— Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
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— Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
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— Tina Marie Peters (born September 11, 1955) is an American politician who served as County Clerk of Mesa County, Colorado, from 2019 to 2023. In 2021, she was temporarily suspended by the Colorado Sec…
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“An appeals court in the state of Colorado has ordered the resentencing of Tina Peters, a former county clerk convicted of involvement in an election meddling scheme in the United States”
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— Mesa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 155,703, making Mesa County the most populous county in western Colorado, and 11th most populou…
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— Tina Peters may refer to:
Tina Peters (politician) (born 1955), former Mesa County, Colorado, clerk and recorder, convicted of crimes related to 2020 election conspiracy theories
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— Tina Marie Peters (born September 11, 1955) is an American politician who served as County Clerk of Mesa County, Colorado, from 2019 to 2023. In 2021, she was temporarily suspended by the Colorado Sec…
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“The court overturned Peters’s nine-year prison sentence on Thursday, but not her conviction for helping to tamper with voting machines after the 2020 presidential race”
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“Her case has become a cause celebre for President Donald Trump and the election denial movement, after it emerged that she was seeking evidence to support Trump’s false claim that his 2020 loss was due to massive fraud”
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“In Thursday’s decision, the three-judge appeals panel ruled that a lower court had considered Peters’s personal beliefs when deciding upon a punishment, thereby rendering the sentence improper”
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“The panel cited comments from Judge Matthew Barrett, who blasted Peters as a 'charlatan' promoting 'snake oil' claims”
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“Peters was convicted in August 2024 for helping someone from outside the government gain access to the Mesa County election system and make copies”
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“That person was affiliated with efforts to overturn Trump’s 2020 loss, and the copies they obtained were then shared on social media”
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“False claims that the 2020 election was marred by massive fraud have been a persistent fixation for Trump and his allies, even after his successful re-election in 2024”
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“Trump’s efforts to remain in office after his 2020 defeat were the subject of a 2023 criminal indictment brought by former special counsel Jack Smith”
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“Those charges, however, were ultimately dropped when Trump took office again in 2025, as the US Justice Department has a policy against prosecuting sitting presidents”
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“Since his inauguration, Trump has continued to push the claims he won the 2020 race”
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“In December, the president pardoned Peters, even though she was not in federal custody, and the presidential power of pardon does not extend to state crimes”
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“The appeals court panel confirmed on Thursday that Trump’s pardon had no impact on state offences”
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“State Governor Jared Polis suggested last month that he could consider clemency for Peters”
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