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Tina Peters Seeks Trump Pardon in Data Breach Case

12/25/2025

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Tina Peters, former Mesa County clerk, is serving a nine-year sentence for attempting to overturn the 2020 results.
Her lawyers ask the Colorado Court of Appeals to recognize a pardon from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Peters was convicted on seven charges tied to a Mesa County data breach.
If denied, the appeal goes to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Colorado Attorney General must respond by January 8.

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Story summary

Tina Peters, former Mesa County clerk, is serving a nine-year sentence for attempting to overturn the 2020 results.
Her lawyers ask the Colorado Court of Appeals to recognize a pardon from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Peters was convicted on seven charges tied to a Mesa County data breach.
If denied, the appeal goes to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Colorado Attorney General must respond by January 8.