Gov. Jared Polis will reduce Tina Peters’ sentence by half, he confirmed Friday, appearing to bend to demands from President Donald Trump — while ignoring the pleas of many other Colorado elected officials and the prosecutor who won the former county clerk’s conviction in an election data-breach scheme. The commutation will reduce Peters’ original sentence of nearly nine years, which was thrown out last month, to about 4.5 years, Polis said in an interview Friday. In a letter to Peters, Polis wrote she would “be released on parole effective June 1, 2026.” Read more at the link in our bio. 📝: Seth Klamann and Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post 📷: Marc Piscotty, Getty Images #colorado #coloradonews #tinapeters #politics #Coloradopolitics #JaredPolis