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Peters, one of many election deniers Trump has sought to shield from legal consequences, is serving a nine-year state prison sentence that can\u2019t be nullified by a presidential pardon. (Photo by Marc Piscotty\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"single-article__content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"52.266153846154\"><body readability=\"105.11610006414\"><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump announced Thursday his intention to issue a federal pardon for an individual convicted in connection with efforts related to challenging the 2020 election results. However, on this occasion, the person in question will remain behind bars.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Truth Social, Trump said he was pardoning Tina Peters, a former Mesa County election clerk currently serving a nine-year prison sentence for facilitating a data breach involving voting system data in the wake of the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemocrats have been relentless in their targeting of TINA PETERS, a Patriot who simply wanted to make sure our Elections were Fair and Honest,\u201d Trump wrote Thursday. \u201cTina is sitting in a Colorado prison for the \u2018crime\u2019 of demanding Honest Elections. Today, I am granting Tina a full Pardon for her attempts to expose Voter Fraud in the Rigged 2020 Presidential Election!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Peters\u2019 leaks revealed no evidence of voter fraud, and the incident is widely viewed as one of the most serious breaches of election system security in modern history.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But more importantly, Trump\u2019s pardon powers only extend to federal crimes and would not apply to Peters, who was tried and convicted by the state of Colorado. That means Peters\u2019 sentence will remain valid and in full effect even if a federal pardon is issued.<\/p>\n<p>State officials do have the power to release Peters, but have been adamant that she was lawfully and rightfully convicted by a jury of her peers and remains unrepentant for her crimes.<\/p>\n<p>While the actual language of Peters\u2019 pardon has yet to be released, the Trump White House has seemingly acknowledged in the past that the president has no legal authority to free Peters for state-level crimes.<\/p>\n<p>In May, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/tina-peters-mesa-county-election-fraud-trump-release\/\">unsuccessfully called<\/a> for Colorado officials to release Peters from prison and directed his Department of Justice to \u201ctake all necessary steps\u201d to assist in the matter while referring to her as a \u201cpolitical prisoner.\u201d These initial messages did not mention or threaten a pardon, and strongly implied that the decision was legally up to Colorado state officials.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Colorado Democratic Attorney General Phil Weiser, who Trump called \u201cradical left,\u201d told CyberScoop that Peters\u2019 sentence was a reflection of the severity of her crimes and that federal efforts to overturn it would not deter them. He reiterated that stance in an interview when asked if Colorado would turn Peters over to federal authorities while any potential court challenges play out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cNo, there\u2019s no legal authority for any federal government action to take a prisoner who is in state custody, lawfully having been tried, convicted and sentenced,\u201d Weiser <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/kylec.bsky.social\/post\/3m7qzthx3dd24\">told<\/a> Denver, Colorado\u2019s 9News. \u201cThis is an important principle of our Constitution, and everyone who says they care about the rule of law, about public safety and our constitution needs to care about this issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That position was backed up by Democratic Governor Jared Polis, the only U.S. official with the legal power to pardon Peters for her crimes.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cTina Peters was convicted by a jury of her peers, prosecuted by a Republican District Attorney, and found guilty of violating Colorado state laws, including criminal impersonation,\u201d Polis <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/colorado.gov\/post\/3m7qyz64v7t2g\">wrote<\/a> on BlueSky. \u201cNo President has jurisdiction over state law nor the power to pardon a person for state convictions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Trump has been unable to free Peters, he has used his presidential powers to wipe away criminal convictions for thousands of individuals who assisted him in his quest to overturn the 2020 election, including a mass pardon of more than 1,500 Americans who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 in an attempt to prevent Congress from certifying Joe Biden\u2019s election victory.<\/p>\n<p>A slate of pardons issued by Trump in November included two attorneys \u2013 Kenneth Chesbro and Jim Troupis \u2013 who were part of an attempted scheme to create an alternate slate of Republican electors who would falsely submit to Congress that Trump was the true winner of the state\u2019s 2020 presidential contest. Trump also pardoned a number of other Wisconsin Republican officials who had offered themselves up as fake electors.<\/p>\n<p>At Peters\u2019 sentencing last year, one month before Trump would be elected to a second term, neighbors and public officials alike <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/tina-peters-prison-sentence-voting-breach-mesa-county-elections\/\">testified<\/a> about the harm her actions caused to them and the broader Mesa community.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In handing down his sentence, Judge Matthew Barrett called Peters a \u201ccharlatan\u201d who had expressed no remorse for her actions or the harms they have caused.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m convinced you\u2019d do it all over again,\u201d Barrett said.<\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\" readability=\"3.7471264367816\">\n<div class=\"author-card\" readability=\"13\">\n<div class=\"author-card__avatar\">\n<figure class=\"author-card__image-wrap\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/trump-moves-to-pardon-colorado-election-clerk-tina-peters-even-though-he-cant-1.jpg?w=640&ssl=1\" alt=\"Derek B. 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Alex Padilla (D-CA) walks to the Senate Chambers U.S. Capitol on June 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. Padilla has returned to the U.S. Capitol with a bigger security detail and is set to make a speech on the Senate Floor, where he will discuss his removal from a news conference being held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after trying to ask a question. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\" readability=\"1.8188153310105\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/senate-democrats-call-trump-scrutiny-state-voter-rolls-disenfranchisement\/\"> Senate Democrats call Trump admin\u2019s focus on state voter rolls a pretext for disenfranchisement <\/a> <\/h3>\n<p> Sen. Alex Padilla and other Democrats say the GOP is pressing inflated concerns about noncitizen voting to justify legal and legislative challenges to eligible voters. <\/p>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/derek-johnson\/\"> Derek B. Johnson <\/a> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <\/header>\n<p> <\/article>\n<article class=\"post-item post-item--popular-stories-cards \">\n<figure class=\"post-item__thumbnail\"> <a class=\"post-item__thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/congress-letter-save-dhs-uscis-save-immigrant-voter-file\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"252\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/trump-moves-to-pardon-colorado-election-clerk-tina-peters-even-though-he-cant-3.jpg?resize=252%2C168&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/trump-moves-to-pardon-colorado-election-clerk-tina-peters-even-though-he-cant-5.jpg 6724w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/trump-moves-to-pardon-colorado-election-clerk-tina-peters-even-though-he-cant-5.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/trump-moves-to-pardon-colorado-election-clerk-tina-peters-even-though-he-cant-5.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/trump-moves-to-pardon-colorado-election-clerk-tina-peters-even-though-he-cant-5.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/trump-moves-to-pardon-colorado-election-clerk-tina-peters-even-though-he-cant-5.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/trump-moves-to-pardon-colorado-election-clerk-tina-peters-even-though-he-cant-5.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/trump-moves-to-pardon-colorado-election-clerk-tina-peters-even-though-he-cant-5.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/trump-moves-to-pardon-colorado-election-clerk-tina-peters-even-though-he-cant-5.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/trump-moves-to-pardon-colorado-election-clerk-tina-peters-even-though-he-cant-5.jpg?resize=505,337 505w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/trump-moves-to-pardon-colorado-election-clerk-tina-peters-even-though-he-cant-5.jpg?resize=1012,675 1012w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/trump-moves-to-pardon-colorado-election-clerk-tina-peters-even-though-he-cant-5.jpg?resize=1264,843 1264w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\"> <\/a><figcaption class=\"screen-reader-text\"> WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 JUNE 17: U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) walks to the Senate Chambers U.S. Capitol on June 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. Padilla has returned to the U.S. Capitol with a bigger security detail and is set to make a speech on the Senate Floor, where he will discuss his removal from a news conference being held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after trying to ask a question. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/congress-letter-save-dhs-uscis-save-immigrant-voter-file\/\"> Senate Democrats seek answers on Trump overhaul of immigrant database to find noncitizen voters <\/a> <\/h3>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/derek-johnson\/\"> Derek B. Johnson <\/a> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <\/header>\n<p> <\/article>\n<article class=\"post-item post-item--popular-stories-cards \">\n<figure class=\"post-item__thumbnail\"> <a class=\"post-item__thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/sen-murphy-trump-administration-has-illegally-gutted-funding-for-cybersecurity\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"252\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/trump-moves-to-pardon-colorado-election-clerk-tina-peters-even-though-he-cant.webp?resize=252%2C168&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/trump-moves-to-pardon-colorado-election-clerk-tina-peters-even-though-he-cant-6.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/trump-moves-to-pardon-colorado-election-clerk-tina-peters-even-though-he-cant-6.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/trump-moves-to-pardon-colorado-election-clerk-tina-peters-even-though-he-cant-6.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/trump-moves-to-pardon-colorado-election-clerk-tina-peters-even-though-he-cant-6.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/trump-moves-to-pardon-colorado-election-clerk-tina-peters-even-though-he-cant-6.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/trump-moves-to-pardon-colorado-election-clerk-tina-peters-even-though-he-cant-6.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/trump-moves-to-pardon-colorado-election-clerk-tina-peters-even-though-he-cant-6.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/trump-moves-to-pardon-colorado-election-clerk-tina-peters-even-though-he-cant-6.jpg?resize=506,337 506w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/trump-moves-to-pardon-colorado-election-clerk-tina-peters-even-though-he-cant-6.jpg?resize=1013,675 1013w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/trump-moves-to-pardon-colorado-election-clerk-tina-peters-even-though-he-cant-6.jpg?resize=1265,843 1265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\"> <\/a><figcaption class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Chair Katie Britt, R-Ala. 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