Colorado Secretary of State

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December 11 - Statement from Secretary of State Jena Griswold on Trump Effort to Pardon Tina Peters

News Release

State of Colorado
Department of State

1700 Broadway
Suite 550
Denver, CO 80290

Jena Griswold
Secretary of State

Andrew Kline
Deputy Secretary of State

Denver, December 11, 2025 - Today, Donald Trump posted to Truth Social that he is pardoning Tina Peters. Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold has issued the following statement:

"Tina Peters was convicted by a jury of her peers for state crimes in a state Court. Trump has no constitutional authority to pardon her. His assault is not just on our democracy, but on states' rights and the American constitution."

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