Tina Peters

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As of May 2026: Serving nine-year Colorado sentence; pursuing appeals in state and federal courts citing Trump's pardon; could qualify for community corrections in first half of 2027.

President Trump pardoned former Mesa County, Colorado clerk Tina Peters in December 2025 over her nine-year state prison sentence for letting election conspiracy activists copy voting-machine data. The pardon has no legal effect on her state conviction, yet it triggered an escalating confrontation.

Updated May 15