Department of Justice will review Colorado prosecution of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters
The Department of Justice says it is reviewing the prosecution of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters. It's latest move by the Trump administration to use its power to reward allies who violated the law on the president's behalf.
As DOJ looks into Tina Peters’ prosecution, Colorado officials field pleas from her supporters
Supporters of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters are trying to persuade the governor and state lawmakers to do something about her long prison sentence, on the heels of news that the U.S. Justice
As Trump’s DOJ reviews Tina Peters case for abuses, DA says “nothing about prosecution … was politically motivated”
Federal officials said the review will evaluate whether Peters’ prosecution was “oriented more toward inflicting political pain than toward pursuing actual justice or legitimate government
Justice Dept. to Review Election Tampering Conviction of Pro-Trump Clerk
The decision, revealed in a filing in a Colorado clerk’s bid to overturn her conviction, marks another example of President Trump’s Justice Department intervening to aid supporters or go after foes.
Department of Justice reviewing case against former Colorado county clerk and 2020 election denier
The Department of Justice has announced it is reviewing the case against a former county clerk convicted of abusing her position following the 2020 election.
Justice Department is reviewing prosecution of Colorado clerk who supported Trump’s election lies
Roth submitted a filing in federal court in Colorado this week supporting a request from former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who’s asking a federal court to free her from jail while she ...
Justice Department says its reviewing state election tampering conviction of Trump ally
The Justice Department on Monday filed a highly unusual motion stating its intent to review a state-level conviction of a Trump ally who was sentenced to nine years in prison for leading a security breach of her county's elections computer system following the 2020 presidential election.
Justice Department Backs Election Clerk in 2020 Data Breach Case
The Justice Department supports former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, jailed for allowing unauthorized data access about the 2020 election. U.S. officials question the fairness of her prosecution, pushing back against state-level convictions influenced by political motives and urging for her release during appeals.
Justice Department to review Colorado prosecution of former Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters
The U.S. Department of Justice reviews the Colorado case against former Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters, who was convicted of election equipment security breach.
Trump's Department of Justice to review Colorado conviction of Tina Peters
The Trump administration’s Department of Justice on Monday, citing “reasonable concerns,” filed a motion intended to review Tina Peters’ 2024 voting data scheme conviction, alleging the case could have been motivated to inflict “political pain” rather than “pursuing actual justice.
Trump’s Justice Department throws lifeline to GOP clerk in prison for 2020 election tampering
President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is going to bat for an avowed election denier who’s in prison for tampering with ...
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No quid pro quo for Peters
It’s too bad Department of Justice officials didn’t reach out to Mesa County’s Republican district attorney, Dan Rubinstein, before filing a document in Colorado’s U.S. District Court indicating they ...