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.

  • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    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.