i will be honest i did not expect any of these people to face consequences for trying to fuckin overthrow the government
Tina Peters, a former county election official in Colorado, was sentenced to 8½ years in prison and six months in jail after being found guilty of charges connected to efforts to copy election data from her office as Donald Trump and his allies spread false claims that the 2020 election was stolen.
The former Mesa County clerk was ordered to serve eight and a half years in prison and six months in the county jail.
Nice, innit?
That’s some sweet Colorado justice right there!
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes, Darth…
Not enough have !!!
This is like convicting a pharmacist for dispensing too much oxycontin while letting the Sacklers keep their billions.
Could not happen at a better time, as pressure starts to be brought to bear on local Republican officials all over the country. Good for them to know it isn't all fun and games.
But still the head of the rotting fish is unpunished. Sigh.
I do feel like it would be nice if the prosecutors were working their way up the chain a _little_ faster
Apparently, she spent her time addressing the court before sentencing doubling down on conspiracies and complaining about how unfair all of this had been. Not the sharpest tool in the shed.
Saaaame. Good to see some of them finding out