curious side concern for the trump is this connection to the 2020 'election' which i also believe was stolen and i am not a trumper but it appears he is accomplishing things previously thought impossible;

Tina Peters is serving a nine-year prison sentence after a jury found her guilty of facilitating access to Mesa County voting equipment to outsiders. She was the Colorado county’s clerk and recorder, a position that made her responsible for overseeing elections. She believes that the 2020 general election was stolen from Donald Trump.

And now that Trump is president again, he’s using the bully pulpit to create pressure for Peters’ release. The president posted on his Truth Social account Tuesday morning:

FREE TINA PETERS, a brave and innocent Patriot who has been tortured by Crooked Colorado politicians, including the big Mail-In Ballot supporting the governor of the State. Let Tina Peters out of jail, RIGHT NOW. She did nothing wrong, except catching the Democrats cheat in the Election. She is an old woman, and very sick. If she is not released, I am going to take harsh measures!!!

It’s not clear what harsh measures he intends to take, but Trump has had his eye on this case for the duration of this presidency. Earlier this year, he directed his Justice Department (DOJ) “to take all necessary action” to secure Peters’ release. In March, the DOJ submitted a federal court filing in support of Peters’ fight to be freed from prison while she appeals a state-court conviction.

Trump has stayed steady in his belief that the 2020 election was rigged and stolen from him, a view shared not only by him and Peters, but by an unknown yet large number of researchers and experts on the matter, as well as millions of Americans. A December 2023 Washington Post/University of Maryland survey found that 38 percent of Americans didn’t believe Joe Biden was a legitimate president. This had increased by seven percentage points since 2021. The number was always likely higher but not reflected in the polling due to the “election denier” stigma that was attached to the view............more........