Trump issues symbolic pardon for Tina Peters, convicted on state charges

President Trump said he is pardoning Tina Peters, a former Colorado county clerk convicted last year on state charges tied to a voting system's security breach.

President Donald Trump said Thursday night that he is pardoning Tina Peters, a former county clerk in Colorado who has promoted false claims about the 2020 election and was convicted last year in connection with a voting system's security breach.

Trump's pardon is largely symbolic since Peters, who is now in prison, was convicted of state crimes, which are not shielded by presidential pardon powers.

“Democrats have been relentless in their targeting of TINA PETERS, a Patriot who simply wanted to make sure that our Elections were Fair and Honest,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

“Tina is sitting in a Colorado prison for the ‘crime’ 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!” he added.

Peters was convicted last year of four felony and three misdemeanor charges in connection with the breach in Mesa County. She was sentenced to nine years in prison.