In a jaw-dropping twist straight out of a political thriller, Tina Peters’ loyal attorney, Peter Ticktin, is openly cheering for Donald Trump to unleash the might of the U.S. military to break his client out of prison. Ticktin—one of the far-right’s most outspoken legal voices—didn’t mince words on Steve Bannon’s explosive War Room podcast, when asked if the legendary 101st Airborne Division should stage a daring rescue for Peters. The controversial lawyer smiled and replied, ‘Would I love to see it? Absolutely.’
Peters, a once-respected Mesa County, Colorado clerk who has become the face of the MAGA movement’s election conspiracy crusade, is one year into a nine-year stint behind bars following her dramatic conviction last August. The septuagenarian fraudster was nailed on seven out of ten criminal counts—including four felonies—for masterminding illegal access to restricted 2020 election data and allowing a MyPillow ally to dig up supposed evidence backing Trump’s long-debunked claims of a ‘stolen’ race.
Her sentencing last October ended with a scathing rebuke from Judge Matthew Barrett, who shot down Peters’ self-styled martyrdom. ‘You’re no hero. You peddled junk, plain and simple,’ Barrett declared, unmoved by her protests of innocence. Still, nothing has dulled MAGA-world’s obsession with the case. Trump himself commanded the Department of Justice in May to intervene, threatening to make Colorado ‘pay a heavy price’ unless Peters walked free. Just last week, federal officials urged that Peters be shifted into their custody amid sudden ‘medical concerns’—a move that set off alarms statewide.
County clerks from both parties across Colorado snapped back, blasting out a rare united message pleading with Governor Jared Polis to hold his ground. Denver’s own Paul Lopez threw down the gauntlet: ‘Governor, it’s time to stand up and show us what you’re made of.’
Trump, never one to shy away from social media theatrics, fired off another all-caps broadside on Truth Social Sunday night. ‘FREE TINA PETERS, WHO’S ROTTING IN A COLORADO PRISON—AN ELDERLY WOMAN PUNISHED FOR EXPOSING THE MASSIVE VOTER FRAUD OF THE RIGGED 2020 ELECTION!!!’ he howled to his millions of followers, redoubling his campaign to turn Peters into a MAGA martyr.
As the political heat rises, Governor Polis remains tight-lipped on Peters’ fate. But Colorado’s Democratic Attorney General Jena Griswold is standing firm, insisting Peters’ crimes are her own and warning against any political meddling. For now, the battle lines around Colorado’s most infamous inmate show no sign of cooling.
