Colorado Appeals Court Orders Tina Peters Resentenced, Says Trump Pardon Cannot Reach State Crimes
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A Colorado appeals court ordered former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters resentenced in a 74‑page opinion that explicitly rejected the notion that former President Trump could pardon her state crimes. The panel found the trial judge improperly punished her for continuing to promote 2020 election‑fraud claims and noted she is no longer a clerk, undercutting future‑misconduct reasoning; Peters, who is serving a nine‑year term, is having counsel seek a sentence equal to time served (about 540 days), and Gov. Jared Polis praised the ruling for rejecting the pardon claim while upholding free‑speech protections.