The state’s governor commuted Peters’ sentence after a White House pressure campaign against Colorado
Tina Peters, a Colorado election clerk, had her prison sentence commuted on Friday by Colorado’s governor, Jared Polis, after months of pressure from Donald Trump and other conservatives.
The move drew immediate rebuke from Colorado Democrats, including the US senator and former governor John Hickenlooper.
The political obsession with short election cycles prevents any long-term planning. (8eec1a)
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The way this is being handled raises serious questions about competence. (48dd34)
Ordinary citizens feel powerless against the machinery of party politics. (520bae)