Trump conspiracy theorist Tina Peters sentenced to nine years in prison for Colorado election tampering

Tina Peters, a well-known Trump conspiracy theorist, was sentenced by a Colorado judge to nine years in prison Thursday for crimes related to a breach of voting systems in her county.

The former Mesa Country clerk was convicted of seven criminal counts including an attempt to influence a public servant, conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, violation of duty, and failure to comply with secretary of state requirements.

Peters, who was convicted of the charges in August, was accused of using another person’s security badge to allow someone else to gain access to her county’s election system. According to CNBC, the person who used the badge was allegedly affiliated with Mike Lindell, the CEO of My Pillow, who has been the leading proponent of the claim that Trump, 78, had lost the 2020 presidential election due to voter fraud.

The defendant, who was immediately taken into custody following the verdict despite her lawyer’s protest, had previously accused Dominion Voting Systems — the company that made Mesa County’s election system — of engaging in the alleged scheme against Trump.

During the sentencing, it was reported that Peters attempted to explain that she shouldn’t be sentenced because her medical needs would not be met while she was in prison, according to Kool 107.9 FM. Peters also attempted to reason with the judge and explain why she did what she did. However, Judge Matthew Barrett reportedly told her several times to stop referencing the “irrelevant” ideology of the charges.

When it was Judge Barrett’s turn to speak, the man held nothing back and reportedly called Peters a charlatan several times and stated that she was a privileged person who took her role as a public servant for granted. The woman is the latest in several of Trump’s associates to get a punishment for their role in their attempt to turn the election in his favor.
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani was disbarred from practicing law in New York on Tuesday after he repeatedly made false statements about Trump and the election. The move comes three years after Giuliani had his New York law license suspended.

“The seriousness of respondent’s misconduct cannot be overstated,” the decision reads. Giuliani “flagrantly misused” his position and “baselessly attacked and undermined the integrity of this country’s electoral process.” it continued:“In so doing, respondent not only deliberately violated some of the most fundamental tenets of the legal profession, but he also actively contributed to the national strife that has followed the 2020 Presidential election, for which he is entirely unrepentant.”

Giuliani said that he was not surprised at the ruling. Claiming on a social media post on X that the case was “based on an activist complaint, replete with false arguments.” A spokesperson for the man once dubbed “America’s lawyer” said that Guiliani would appeal the “objectively flawed” decision by the midlevel state court.

During the hearings, Giuliani argued that he believed the claims he was making on behalf of Trump’s campaign were true. However, he failed to convince the panel. “Contrary to respondent’s allegations, there is nothing on the record before us that would permit the conclusion that respondent lacked knowledge of the falsehood of the numerous statements that he made, and that he had a good faith basis to believe them to be true,” the decision reads.“These false statements were made to improperly bolster respondent’s narrative that due to widespread voter fraud, victory in the 2020 United States presidential election was stolen from his client,” the decision added.