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Polis Fires Critics After Trump-Backed Peters Commutation

7/2/2026

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Governor Jared Polis dismissed Hannah Seigel Proff and Azra Taslimi after they criticized commutation of Tina Peters’s sentence.
The clemency board voted unanimously twice to reject Peters’s request for a shortened sentence.
Governor Jared Polis said the dismissals were for breaching confidentiality by revealing board votes.
The commutation followed pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Board members said the board operates in secret and shares no recommendations with the governor.

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Governor Jared Polis dismissed Hannah Seigel Proff and Azra Taslimi after they criticized commutation of Tina Peters’s sentence.
The clemency board voted unanimously twice to reject Peters’s request for a shortened sentence.
Governor Jared Polis said the dismissals were for breaching confidentiality by revealing board votes.
The commutation followed pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Board members said the board operates in secret and shares no recommendations with the governor.