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U.S. Supreme Court denies former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters’ bid to halt criminal case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied an emergency request from former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters as part of her effort to halt her criminal case, less than two weeks before her trial is set to begin in Grand Junction. Peters faces seven felony charges, including attempting to influence a public servant and criminal impersonation, for allegedly allowing a contractor to make a copy of an election computer’s hard drive during a software update in 2021 as she searched for proof of conspiracy theories promoted by former President Donald Trump about the 2020 election. Related Articles Politics | Tina Peters appeals federal court ruling Politics | Tina Peters sues Merrick Garland, Jena Griswold seeking end to criminal investigations over election systems breach Politics | Tina Peters, the election-denying former Colorado clerk, avoids jail in obstruction case Politics | Tina Peters guilty on obstruction charge, not guilty on arrest charge Politics | Failing at polls, election deniers — including Colorado’s Tina Peters — focus on state GOP posts In the emergency application for an injunction, attorneys for Peters claimed she was acting within her duty to preserve election records and should be protected from prosecution by the 14th Amendment. Peters first filed a federal lawsuit against U.S.

 

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