{"id":2517302,"date":"2025-12-04T02:55:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T07:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-scolds-colorado-gov-polis-for-keeping-elderly-woman-tina-peters-in-jail\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T02:56:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T07:56:21","slug":"trump-scolds-colorado-gov-polis-for-keeping-elderly-woman-tina-peters-in-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-scolds-colorado-gov-polis-for-keeping-elderly-woman-tina-peters-in-jail\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump scolds Colorado Gov. Polis for keeping \u2018elderly woman\u2019 Tina Peters in jail\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-scolds-colorado-gov-polis-for-keeping-elderly-woman-tina-peters-in-jail%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2517302&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump criticized Colorado Governor Jared Polis for keeping Tina Peters, a former Mesa County Clerk, in jail. Peters was sentenced in 2024 to nine years in prison after being convicted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supporters-show-up-for-woman-who-claims-she-shot-husband-for-molesting-children-at-her-daycare\/\" title=\"Supporters Show Up For Woman Who Claims She Shot Husband For Molesting Children At Her Daycare\">multiple charges related<\/a> to unauthorized access and distribution of Mesa County&#8217;s election system information. Trump accused Polis of unfairly imprisoning Peters, describing her as an &#8220;elderly woman&#8221; and a cancer survivor, and claimed she was convicted unjustly for trying to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >prevent alleged election fraud<\/a> by Democrats. Peters&#8217; conviction stemmed from her role in exposing election data to associates of MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, who has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-life-activists-gather-to-march-for-life-in-d-c\/\" title=\"Pro-life activists unite for D.C. March for Life\">promoted unfounded claims<\/a> about the 2020 election.During sentencing, the judge condemned Peters for abusing her position and showed no leniency, stating she showed no remorse. Peters maintains her innocence, asserting she intended to serve her community. Trump called for her immediate release, condemning the governor&#8217;s decision to keep her incarcerated.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump scolds Colorado Gov. Polis for keeping &lsquo;elderly woman&rsquo; Tina Peters in jail&nbsp;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2422750\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> took to Truth Social on Wednesday to scold Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3375093\/jared-polis-transgender-bill-colorado-more-progressive-gavin-newsom-california\/\">Jared Polis<\/a> (D-CO) regarding the case of former Mesa County Clerk <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/patriotism-unity\/3844419\/who-is-feeding-trump-bad-info-tina-peters\/\">Tina Peters<\/a>, who was sentenced to nine years in prison in 2024 for charges of giving unauthorized individuals access to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3176124\/tina-peters-sentenced-to-nine-years-in-prison-for-voting-data-breach\/\">the county&rsquo;s election systems<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump lambasted Polis as a &ldquo;sleazebag&rdquo; for denying the release of &ldquo;an elderly woman.&rdquo; The president said Peters was &ldquo;unfairly convicted&rdquo; and should not be in jail.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3906618\/trump-pardon-tim-leiweke-doj-indictment\/\">Trump pardons Oak View co-founder indicted by his Justice Department in July<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3906575\/mike-lindell-file-minnesota-governor-run\/\">MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell files to run for Minnesota governor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3905510\/media-not-covering-gop-successes-bias-omission-101-joe-concha\/\">Media not covering the GOP&#8217;s successes is &#8216;bias omission 101&#8217;: Joe Concha<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">    <iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/115658619396755634\/embed\" class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The SLEAZEBAG Governor of Colorado, Jared Polis, refuses to allow an elderly woman, Tina Peters, who was unfairly convicted of what the Democrats do, cheating on Elections, out of jail!&rdquo; Trump <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115658619396755634\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted<\/a>. &ldquo;She was convicted for trying to stop Democrats from stealing Colorado Votes in the Election. She was preserving Election Records, which she was obligated to do under Federal Law.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Peters was found guilty in August 2024 of crimes related to providing unauthorized information about Mesa County&rsquo;s election systems to someone affiliated with MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, specifically regarding the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Lindell claimed, without any credible evidence, that the election systems were interfered with to help then-candidate Joe Biden win the presidency.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During her sentencing hearing in October 2024, the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3176124\/tina-peters-sentenced-to-nine-years-in-prison-for-voting-data-breach\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> that District Judge Matthew Barrett claimed Peters &ldquo;abused&rdquo; her position of power and insisted she had zero remorse for her actions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am convinced you would do it all over again if you could. You&rsquo;re as defiant as any defendant this court has ever seen,&rdquo; Barrett claimed at the time. &ldquo;You are no hero. You abused your position, and you&rsquo;re a charlatan.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Peters was found guilty on &ldquo;three counts of attempting to influence a public servant, one count of conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, first-degree official misconduct, violation of duty, and failing to comply with the secretary of state,&rdquo; the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> previously <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3176124\/tina-peters-sentenced-to-nine-years-in-prison-for-voting-data-breach\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3902197\/trump-opposed-to-follow-up-strikes-drug-boats\/\">TRUMP OPPOSED TO FOLLOW-UP STRIKES ON ALLEGED DRUG BOATS AMID HEGSETH SCRUTINY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Peters, meanwhile, has repeatedly said she was innocent. She has regularly claimed that she &ldquo;only wanted to serve the people of Mesa County.&rdquo; In calling for her release, Trump acknowledged her previous time served and that she was a &ldquo;cancer survivor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She has now served more than one year in jail, and has eight years to go,&rdquo; Trump said in his Truth Social post on Wednesday. &ldquo;On top of everything else, she is a cancer &lsquo;survivor.&rsquo;&rdquo; This lightweight Governor, who has allowed his State to go to hell (Tren de Aragua, anyone?), should be ashamed of himself. FREE TINA!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump criticizes Colorado Gov. 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