Trump threatens Colorado with 'harsh measures' unless far-right election conspiracy theorist released from prison [View all]

Source: The Independent

Thursday 21 August 2025 18:59 BST


Donald Trump is demanding the release of a prominent far-right conspiracy theorist and former state elections official who is serving a nine-year jail sentence after she was found guilty of crimes connected to a nationwide scheme to overturn election results in states Trump lost in 2020.

He threatened “harsh measures” against the state of Colorado if officials refuse his command.

“FREE TINA PETERS, a brave and innocent Patriot who has been tortured by Crooked Colorado politicians, including the big Mail-In Ballot supporting the governor of the State,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Thursday. “Let Tina Peters out of jail, RIGHT NOW. She did nothing wrong, except catching the Democrats cheat in the Election,” he added. “She is an old woman, and very sick. If she is not released, I am going to take harsh measures!!!”

Peters is among the only officials who have been convicted of crimes stemming from far-right plots to illegally reverse Trump’s loss to Joe Biden in 2020, using positions of power to amplify bogus claims of fraud and launch spurious investigations into voting machines and software.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-tina-peters-jail-colorado-b2811995.html