Trump announces pardon for Colorado clerk: 'Simply wanted to make sure that our elections were fair'

A former Colorado clerk convicted of attempting to breach voting systems in hopes of proving President Donald Trump’s claims of election malfeasance in 2020 will receive a pardon.

Trump announced his pardon for Tina Peters on Truth Social, saying she has been sitting in prison for the "crime" of demanding honest elections.

"Democrats have been relentless in their targeting of TINA PETERS, a Patriot who simply wanted to make sure that our elections were fair and honest," he wrote. "Today I am granting Tina a full pardon for her attempts to expose voter fraud in the rigged 2020 presidential election!"

The president doesn't have the power to pardon someone for state crimes. 

"We're not surprised by President Trump shouting into the wind and issuing a meaningless pardon for his friend and fellow election denier Tina Peters," Colorado Democratic Party Chair Shad Murib told Fox News Digital. "The President has no legal authority to demand her release.

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