23-04-2025
Weiser wants judge to block DOJ's involvement in Tina Peters' incarceration
MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) – Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said President Donald Trump's administration is wielding 'political power' by giving unprecedented help to the ex-Mesa County Clerk and Recorder.
Now, Weiser wants a magistrate judge to block the Justice Department's involvement in Tina Peters's incarceration. Peters was convicted last year of unauthorized access to election machines in 2021.
The U.S. Justice Department submitted in March a federal court filing in support of Peters' fight to be freed from prison. She's currently appealing a state court conviction for allowing Trump supporters to access election equipment.
In a statement of interest, the DOJ said its concerns relate to Peters' 'exceptionally lengthy sentence,' First Amendment rights violations and the state's denial of bail pending appeal, which is 'arbitrary or unreasonable under the Eighth and 14th Amendments.'
Peters was sentenced to nine years of incarceration in October.
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