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Colorado elections clerk Tina Peters released from prison after sentence commuted
Peters, a conspiracy theorist convicted after 2020 election, served less than a quarter of her nine-year sentence
Tina Peters, the former clerk convicted of participating in a scheme to chase election conspiracy theories promulgated by Donald Trump, was released from prison on Monday after the president successfully pressured Colorado’s Democratic governor into commuting her sentence.
Peters’ release was confirmed by the Colorado corrections department. The state agency said it would have no more information about the 70-year-old.
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Associated Press · Mon, Jun 1, 2026, 9:02 AM
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Peters, a conspiracy theorist convicted after 2020 election, served less than a quarter of her nine-year sentence
Tina Peters, the former clerk convicted of participating in a scheme to chase election conspiracy theories promulgated by Donald Trump, was released from prison on Monday after the president successfully pressured Colorado’s Democratic governor into commuting her sentence.
Peters’ release was confirmed by the Colorado corrections department. The state agency said it would have no more information about the 70-year-old.
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