President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he is granting a full pardon to Tina Peters, the former Mesa County, Colorado, clerk who became a cause célèbre among election-integrity activists after her criminal conviction related to a 2021 breach of county voting-machine equipment.
Trump delivered the announcement on Truth Social, blasting Democrats and prosecutors for what he called politically motivated targeting of Peters and other supporters aligned with his efforts to challenge the results of the 2020 election.
In his post, Trump wrote: “For years, Democrats ignored Violent and Vicious Crime of all shapes, sizes, colors, and types. Violent Criminals who should have been locked up were allowed to attack again.
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