Former Election Clerk Tina Peters Released From Prison

Mesa County Clerk and Colorado Republican candidate for secretary of state Tina Peters reacts to early election returns during a primary night watch party at the Wide Open Saloon in Sedalia, Colo., on June 28, 2022. Marc Piscotty/Getty Images

Tina Peters, the former Colorado election clerk jailed for lying to state authorities, was released from prison on June 1.

““It’s been quite the ordeal, but I really want to thank God for His faithfulness and for getting me through it,” Peters said in an interview with Steve Bannon shortly after her release.