The Bulletin May 6, 2025
Why it matters: Writing on Truth Social on Monday, Trump said: "Radical Left Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser ignores Illegals committing Violent Crimes like Rape and Murder in his State and, instead, jailed Tina Peters, a 69-year-old Gold Star mother who worked to expose and document Democrat Election Fraud. In August 2024, Peters was found guilty of seven of 10 charges in a 2021 breach of Colorado's election system. She was convicted of three counts of attempting to influence a public official; conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation; official misconduct; violation of duty; and failure to comply with an order by the secretary of state. The jury acquitted her on three other charges: conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, criminal impersonation and identity theft.
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TL/DR: Peters was sentenced to nine years in prison in October 2024, making her the first election official in the U.S. convicted of criminal charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
What happens now? Trump said that 'Colorado must end this unjust incarceration of an innocent American. I am hereby directing the Department of Justice to take all necessary action to help secure the release of this 'hostage' being held in a Colorado prison by the Democrats, for political reasons. FREE TINA PETERS, NOW!"
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