DEMOCRAT GOVERNOR FREES Tina Peters: The Clemency Shock
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Plus: Julia Letlow launches a Trump-backed Senate challenge in Louisiana, three Mexican officials surrender to U.S. authorities, Republican turnout surges in deep-blue California, France widens the Epstein probe, Rubio backs Vance for 2028, and the blue-state exodus accelerates. All in today's episode.
A Democratic governor just did the one thing almost nobody in his own party wanted him to do. On May 15, Colorado Governor Jared Polis commuted the sentence of former Mesa County elections clerk Tina Peters, clearing the way for her release on parole June 1. Without it, she would not have been parole-eligible until November 2028 (The Epoch Times). Polis called the sentence extremely unusual and lengthy for a first-time, non-violent offender. Chuck Frank breaks down what changed, who is furious, and the part of this story the headlines are ste ...