United States President Donald Trump has criticized Colorado Governor Jared Polis for refusing to free Tina Peters, a former Mesa County, Colorado clerk, from prison.
Trump, in a post on his Truth Social media account on Wednesday, labelled Polis as a “sleazbag”, insisting that the governor should be ashamed of himself.
“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 of trying to stop Democrats from stealing Colorado Votes in the Election. 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 said.
Earlier this week, Polis’ office directed state prison officials not to comply with a request Trump made for Colorado to relinquish custody of convicted felon Tina Peters.
Peters is serving a nine-year sentence for her role in leaking passwords for Mesa County, Colorado’s election system to right-wing actors in regards to Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election.
In May, Trump escalated his defense of Peters, who was convicted in 2024 for a scheme to undermine the 2020 election.
You should be ashamed – Trump slams US governor for refusing to free Tina Peters
