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Minutes after she was released from prison, Peters appeared on Steve Bannon’s podcast, where she continued to espouse the same conspiracies that led to her conviction.
Peters’ social media post suggests she is still hung up on the same conspiracy theories that inspired her actions that led to her conviction.
Gov. Jared Polis won’t be welcomed to participate “as an honored guest, featured speaker, or officially recognized representative” at any events sponsored by his own state party.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) announced he is granting clemency to Tina Peters — the former election official convicted for her role in a voting system breach — cutting her sentence and making her eligible for parole as soon as next month.
We’ve been paying even closer attention than usual this week to Harmeet Dhillon, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights division chief who, reports suggest, could soon be in line for a promotion.
As President Donald Trump and his administration escalate threats to interfere in this year’s midterms, at least 11 states led by Democrats are taking steps to harden their elections against White House meddling.
The decision represents a setback for crucial efforts to hold accountable those working to undermine fair elections.
Mullin said during a March 18 confirmation hearing for his nomination, that he wouldn’t rule out sending ICE agents to the polls during midterms.
Possible funding cuts to Colorado’s SNAP program came shortly after Trump issued a legally meaningless “pardon” to Peters, and amid a “barrage of threats and actions designed, by all appearances, to punish Colorado.”
“Justice in Colorado and America needs to be applied evenly, you never know when you might need to depend on the rule of law,” Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said.
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