President Donald Trump blasted "sleazebag" Colorado Democrat Gov. Jared Polis for keeping former Mesa County election clerk Tina Peters behind bars.
In a post to Truth Social on Wednesday, Trump said Peters was "unfairly convicted."
Peters, 70, a cancer survivor, was convicted of election interference in August 2024.
Prosecutors said she used a county employee's stolen security badge to let an outside operative access Mesa County's voting systems in May 2021, aiding MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell's efforts to challenge the 2020 election.
She was sentenced to nine years in prison.
"The SLEAZEBAG Governor of Colorado, Jared Polis, refuses to allow an elderly woman, Tina Peters, who was unfairly convicted of what the Democrats do, cheating on Elections, out of jail! She was convicted for trying to stop Democrats from stealing Colorado Votes in the Election," Trump said in the post.
He added, "She was preserving Election Records, which she was obligated to do under Federal Law. She has now served more than one year in jail, and has eight years to go."
"On top of everything else, she is a cancer "survivor." This lightweight Governor, who has allowed his State to go to hell (Tren de Aragua, anyone?), should be ashamed of himself. FREE TINA!"
Trump in August vowed "harsh measures" if Peters, whom he called a "brave and innocent patriot," wasn't released.
Last month, the Colorado Department of Corrections rejected the Federal Bureau of Prisons' request to transfer Peters from state to federal custody — a decision that ultimately rests with Polis.
The Justice Department in March submitted a federal court filing in support of Peters' fight to be freed from prison while she appeals a state court conviction.
The DOJ was reviewing whether Peters' prosecution was "oriented more toward inflicting political pain than toward pursuing actual justice" and warned it wants Peters' bid for release to be given "prompt and careful consideration."
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