Tina Peters

Convicted of

Election security breach (Dominion system tampering)

Sentence

9 yrs

Reported amount

N/A

Notability

Former Mesa County, Colorado election clerk; convicted of election security breach scheme to copy Dominion Voting Systems server as part of effort to prove 2020 election fraud; sentenced to 9 years

Why / who lobbied

Trump championed her case on Truth Social ('FREE TINA!'). Her attorney Peter Ticktin argued Trump could pardon state crimes. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis later commuted her sentence under pressure. Trump signed formal pardon Dec 5, 2025 claiming it covered state offenses.