STATEWIDE, Colo. (KKTV) - President Donald Trump has announced he is pardoning Colorado county clerk Tina Peters.

Trump made the announcement on Thursday just before 5 p.m. through Truth Social.

Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters is serving an eight-year sentence in state prison after a jury found her guilty in 2024 of election interference charges.

Read the full statement below:

At this time, Peters is in state prison on state charges. It is unclear what this federal pardon could mean for Peters.

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser responded to Trump’s pardon, “One of the most basic principles of our constitution is that states have independent sovereignty and manage our own criminal justice systems without interference from the federal government. The idea that a president coul

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