Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, now on parole after a commutation of her nine-year sentence, said supporters helped her endure nearly 20 months behind bars.

By yourNEWS Media Newsroom

Former Colorado election official Tina Peters said this week that supporters helped sustain her through nearly 20 months in jail after a conviction tied to Mesa County election equipment access, while she accused government officials of targeting her for challenging the 2020 election.

Peters, the former Mesa County clerk, appeared on Real America’s Voice after her nine-year prison sentence for election crimes was commuted last month. She was released June 1 and is now on parole.

“I’ve always said the mistake that the Deep State made in going after me was that they panicked,” Peters said in a clip shared online.

“You know, back in 2021, and when all this came out that we had the evidence, they just went ballistic. [Democrat Colorado Attorney General] Jena Griswold went ape,” she continued.

Peters said federal authorities pursued her aggressively after the election-related controversy in Mesa County.

“The FBI raided me, they took my husband, they tried to take my house,” Peters said.

President Donald Trump had repeatedly petitioned for Peters to be released from jail.

Peters has also claimed the FBI coerced her husband, who was suffering from dementia and Parkinson’s, into signing divorce papers while he was in a nursing home during her legal ordeal.

“They just kept going. They took me out of office,” Peters said.

Peters thanked those who continued supporting her through the case and incarceration.

“The people that stayed, steadfast against, you know, with me and against them just kept me going,” she said.

Peters was convicted in August 2024 of breaching secure election systems after prosecutors said she allowed unauthorized individuals to access Mesa County election equipment in 2021. Her sentence was later commuted after she served nearly 20 months in jail.

In the full interview, Peters described her release, her view of the case and the role supporters played while she was behind bars.

Her case has remained a focus for supporters who argue she was punished for raising concerns about election systems, while prosecutors said her conviction stemmed from unauthorized access to secured election equipment.