A Colorado appeals court questioned the sentence for pro-Trump election official Tina Peters on Wednesday after a pardon from President Donald Trump.
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AColoradoappealscourtappearedskepticalofasentenceforapro-Trumpelectionsofficialconvictedofassistinginabreachofelectionsequipmentin2020onWednesday.
WhilejudgesonthepanelexpressedlittlesympathyfortheargumentsfromlawyersforformercountyclerkTinaPeters,theyalsogrilledstatelawyers.JudgeswereparticularlycriticalofclaimsthatPetersshouldbeheldaccountableforspreadingelectionconspiraciesin2020.
“ThecourtcannotpunishherforherFirstAmendmentrights,”AppealsJudgeCraigWellingsaid.
Petersusedanotherperson’ssecuritybadgetoallowaformersurfer,ConanHayes,towatchasoftwareupdateofhercounty’selectionmanagementsystem.Prosecutorssaidhemadecopiesofthesystem’sharddrivebeforeandaftertheupgrade,andthatpartiallyredactedsecuritypasswordslaterturneduponline.Hayeswasnotchargedwithanywrongdoing.
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