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Colorado Governor Cuts Tina Peters' Sentence, Sparks Bipartisan Outcry

6/1/2026

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Governor Jared Polis cut Tina Peters’s nine-year sentence to 4½ years, freeing her.
The decision drew bipartisan condemnation and a formal censure from the Colorado Democratic Party.
U.S. President Donald Trump granted a federal pardon in 2025, yet the state conviction kept Peters jailed.
Peters claimed on X that Secretary of State Jena Griswold covered up the election.
Rep. Lauren Boebert said the $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund should not compensate Peters.

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Story summary

Governor Jared Polis cut Tina Peters’s nine-year sentence to 4½ years, freeing her.
The decision drew bipartisan condemnation and a formal censure from the Colorado Democratic Party.
U.S. President Donald Trump granted a federal pardon in 2025, yet the state conviction kept Peters jailed.
Peters claimed on X that Secretary of State Jena Griswold covered up the election.
Rep. Lauren Boebert said the $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund should not compensate Peters.