Tina Peters walks out of prison and immediately repeats her debunked election claims
NEW: Tina Peters, newly freed by Colorado Gov Jared Polis (D), begins her MAGA media tour by telling Steve Bannon that Democrats are cheating on elections and she was imprisoned as retribution for exposing voting machines that flip votes. pic.twitter.com/KCC9q22fOZ
— Kyle Clark (@KyleClark) June 1, 2026
COLORADO: Just hours after walking out of prison, Tina Peters wasted little time before reasserting the conspiracy theories about the 2020 election that led to her conviction.
The former Mesa County elections clerk was sentenced to nearly nine years in prison after being convicted of attempting to influence a public servant, conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, and violation of duty.
She was additionally convicted for enabling a person tied to Donald Trump ally Mike Lindell to gain access to election system servers as they were being updated in 2021.
However, Peters was released from prison on Monday, June 1, after Colorado Gov Jared Polis commuted her sentence last month, reducing her nearly nine-year prison term to four-and-a-half years following a series of calls from Trump.
Tina Peters claims Democrats are going to cheat in midterms
The same day she was released, Peters spoke alongside her attorney with longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon in an interview on his 'War Room' podcast, where she announced her fight to clear her name from the case.
“After 606 days in prison its been quite the ordeal,” Peters said in the interview. “I want to thank God for his faithfulness and getting me through it."
"Even though Governor Polis reduced my sentence, I still have a fight to clear my name and bring out the truth of why they came after me the way they did," she said. "It’s still a long road.”
🚨TINA PETERS: her first interview was with Steve Bannon today June 1, 2026.
— Sally (@TalkWithSally) June 1, 2026
One of the first things she wants to do is have a big juicy steak and a green salad with avocados and tomatoes.
She feels she has aged ten years in the nearly 2 years she spent behind bars. The food… pic.twitter.com/7rKEqanJRp
The former clerk also claimed that Democrats were poised to cheat in the 2026 midterms, citing past and present elections, specifically the election victories that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) and Virginia Go. Abigail Spanberger (D) had last year, and notable races in California, Texas, and Maine.
“I know that the Democrats are going to cheat, and no one’s really addressing the problem that I spent my time in prison as retribution for, and that was exposing the election machines that allow the votes to be flipped,” Peters claimed to Bannon.
“As we’re coming up to our 250th anniversary, I’m joyful that we still have our liberty, but at the same time I’m very concerned and burdened with why no one is talking about this,” she added.
Tina Peters says she is grateful to Trump
Peters received a sentence commutation from Polis last month after Trump spent weeks publicly lobbying for her release.
Following the announcement, the former clerk publicly expressed her gratitude for the president, with her attorney, Peter Ticktin, saying that, “She really is extremely grateful to Donald Trump. If it weren’t for Donald Trump, she’d still be behind bars.”
In her interview with Bannon, Peters said she plans to spend “the next few weeks regaining my health and with loved ones and family.”
She said she is interested in becoming involved in prison reform and the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4.
