Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) fired two clemency board members who publicly disclosed their vote against commuting Tina Peters, breaking confidentiality law. Republican Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters became a cause celebre among Republicans, including President Donald Trump, after she was sentenced to nine years in prison ove
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Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) fired two clemency board members who publicly disclosed their vote against commuting Tina Peters, breaking confidentiality law. Republican Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters became a cause celebre among Republicans, including President Donald Trump, after she was sentenced to nine years in prison ove
Jared Polis (D) on Wednesday reportedly fired two members of his clemency board after they publicly opposed his commutation of the prison sentence of former state elections clerk Tina Peters, the first local official convicted over efforts to subvert the 2020 presidential election. Jared Polis (D-CO) fired two clemency board members who publicly disclosed their vote against commuting Tina Peters, breaking confidentiality law.
The Hill reported the story as "Polis fires Colorado officials who opposed Tina Peters commutation." Washington Examiner reported the story as "Polis fires Colorado clemency board members after public opposition to Peters’s commutation."
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