President Trump is lobbying for a loyal supporter of his to go free from prison after she received a staggering nine-year sentence.
Tina Peters, a former Mesa County election clerk, was charged and convicted in the fallout from the 2020 presidential election, a contest which Trump continues to maintain was rigged.
Although Trump cannot pardon Peters, who was tried and convicted of state crimes, the president warned of "harsh measures" if Peters is not released.
The president did not get more specific than that, but Trump is trying to use federal funding as leverage against Colorado, and Denver specifically, to pressure Democrats in the state to end "sanctuary" policies shielding illegal immigrants.
In a Truth Social post, Trump said that Peters, who is 69, is being persecuted for exposing the Democrats' corruption.
"FREE TINA PETERS, a brave and innocent Patriot who has been tortured by Crooked Colorado politicians, including the big Mail-In Ballot supporting the [sic] governor of the State. Let Tina Peters out of jail, RIGHT NOW. She did nothing wrong, except catching the Democrats cheat in the Election. She is an old woman, and very sick. If she is not released, I am going to take harsh measures!!!" Trump wrote.
Peters, a former Mesa County clerk, was accused of betraying the public trust when she allowed an unauthorized person to access voting machines that were used in the 2020 election.
She was convicted on seven out of ten counts and sentenced to nine years in state prison.
Trump himself was charged for election interference in two cases run by Democrats - one federal, and one in Georgia - but he ran out the clock on both while campaigning for the presidency last year.
On his first day back in the White House, Trump fulfilled his promise to pardon supporters of his who were prosecuted for protesting the 2020 election at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021.
Trump has been advocating on behalf of Peters for months, directing the Justice Department to secure the freedom of the "political prisoner."
Trump has accused Democrats of giving Peters more harsh treatment than many violent criminals receive, including illegal aliens who find protection in "sanctuary" jurisdictions.
“Radical Left Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser ignores Illegals committing Violent Crimes like Rape and Murder in his State and, instead, jailed Tina Peters, a 69-year-old Gold Star mother who worked to expose and document Democrat Election Fraud,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social, calling her an “innocent Political Prisoner being horribly and unjustly punished in the form of Cruel and Unusual Punishment.”
As Trump demands freedom for Peters, he is pushing to ban the use of mail-in voting in U.S. elections, citing the need to restore integrity.
