Trump says he his pardoning Colorado county clerk convicted of tampering with voting machines

U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House

Dec 11 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he was granting a pardon to Tina Peters, a Colorado county clerk who was convicted of tampering with voting machines after the 2020 U.S. presidential election and sentenced to nine years in prison.

“Today I am granting Tina a full Pardon for her attempts to expose Voter Fraud in the Rigged 2020 Presidential Election,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

(Reporting by Bhargav Archaya; Writing by Christian Martinez; Editing by Christopher Cushing)