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Tina Peters, fresh out of prison, tells far-right podcaster: ‘They're stealing our elections’ (www.democracydocket.com)

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Peters was convicted in 2024 after prosecutors showed she facilitated unauthorized access to Mesa County voting equipment and helped expose sensitive system data. Her actions were driven by the explosion of far-right conspiracy theories that the 2020 election was stolen from President Donald Trump through voting machines that switched votes to help former President Joe Biden win.

The Colorado judge who sentenced Peters to nine years in prison called her a “charlatan” who peddled “snake oil” and said she showed no remorse for her actions.

But Gov. Jared Polis (D) commuted Peters’ sentence last month, after months of pressure from Trump, MAGA fanatics, and election deniers. In Polis’ letter to Peters informing her that her sentence would be commuted, Polis wrote that Peters learned her lesson.

“Importantly, your application demonstrates taking responsibility for your crimes, and a commitment to follow the law going forward,” Polis said.

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[-] BigMacHole@thelemmy.club 13 points 3 hours ago

Thank GOD Colorado has a DEMOCRAT Governor! OTHERWISE we Might be Letting ELECTION DENIERS out of Prisons!

-VOTE BLUE NO MATTER WHO!

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 12 points 3 hours ago

This bitch should have served all the years she deserves.

JFC.

[-] Shortrib@lemmy.world 42 points 5 hours ago

As far as trying to steal elections, the “they’re” is more like “we’re”.

[-] DrakeAlbrecht@lemmy.world 26 points 5 hours ago

"There's no way they won an election that we rigged so thoroughly without cheating!"

[-] Blade9732@lemmy.world 14 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Here is the election results from Tina Peters county where she claimed massive voter fraud: Kanye West got 197 votes Trump won by a huge majority. Now they expect idiots to believe that the people of LA (Commiefornia), are actually all trying to vote Maga.

[-] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 29 points 5 hours ago

Throw her back in, and bring Jared this time too

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 8 points 3 hours ago

Seriously, fuck Jared. Maybe not prison, but goddamn was he a jackass on this one.

[-] tlekiteki@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 hours ago

Maybe the point was to prevent them from making her into a martyr.

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

SHE LEARNED HER LESSON EH POLIS.

[-] TryingToBeGood@reddthat.com 8 points 4 hours ago

Does not seem to have learned her lesson.

[-] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 hours ago

Just shove her in a wood chipper at this point.

[-] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 hours ago

When justice is not delivered by the formal system, people's justice is the last resort.

[-] Steve@startrek.website 1 points 3 hours ago

They are them

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago

Y'all really could have helped by clarifying who "they" is.

[-] violentfart@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago

gestures vaguely

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