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Why did Colorado's Dem governor give clemency to election denier? - CNN The Source
Tina Peters, the Republican former election clerk imprisoned for crimes related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, will receive clemency from Colorado’s Democratic Gov. Jared Polis and soon be released from custody, Polis exclusively told CNN's Kaitlan Collins.
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold – the Democratic election official who Peters admitted in her statement to Polis that she “misled” in 2021 – said in a statement that Polis’ commutation was an “affront to democracy.” Griswold also speaks with Collins. - Aired on 05/16/2026.
0:00 2020 election denier Tina Peters granted clemency
0:59 Kaitlan Collins speaks with Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO)
7:44 Jena Griswold, Colorado Secretary of State, reacts to the Peters clemency grant
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It could set a precedent for one thing. Also, Peters sure does sound like she wants to return to her job. She stated she "will never do it again".
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