Former Colorado elections clerk Tina Peters is asking the state appeals court to recognize President Donald Trump’s pardon of her state convictions as valid.

Former Colorado elections clerk Tina Peters is asking the state appeals court to recognize Donald Trump’s pardon of her state convictions as valid.

In a motion Tuesday, Peters’ lawyers said the Colorado appeals court no longer has jurisdiction over her case because of a Dec. 5 pardon issued by Trump. They also asked the court to release her from prison because of the pardon.

Peters, the former Mesa County, Colorado clerk, was convicted of state crimes there for orchestrating a data breach scheme driven by false claims about voting machine fraud in the 2020 presidential race.

Trump’s pardon power does not extend to state crimes.

  • ExtremeDullard@piefed.socialEnglish
    99·
    16 hours ago

    Damn… That’s gotta suck to realize you did Cheeto’s bidding, only to realize later than he never had the authority to get you out of the pickle you put yourself in for him.

    She deserves to stay in jail just for being a dumbass.

    • santa@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      3 hours ago

      My hot take: She deserves to stay in jail cause she broke law and he and his team isn’t smart enough to know the lawful boundaries or they think they are above them and all must bend to their power.

      No Kings.

      • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
        12·
        12 hours ago

        I always am, where it’s possible. The issue is, how do you rehabilitate this person? They must recognize that what they did was wrong in order to change their behavior. They believe it was right, but just don’t want to be held accountable. Fascism isn’t really something that can be rehabilitated because it’s fundamentally at odds with society.