Polis Commutes Tina Peters’s Sentence After Trump Pressure; Released From Prison June 1

On May 15, 2026 (announcement date), Colorado Governor Jared Polis commuted the sentence of Tina Peters following pressure from President Donald Trump, per AP. She had been sentenced to nine years behind bars. AP reported that she gets released June 1. The Colorado Department of Corrections confirmed that Tina Peters was processed from custody on June 1, 2026 (release date), per the Denver Gazette. Trump had long pressured Polis for Peters to be pardoned.

The federal funding fight, by date kind. On December 18, 2025 (letter date), Polis received a one-page letter from the USDA. In a preliminary injunction reported by Democracy Docket on March 17, 2026 (publication date), Judge Jackson wrote: “This larger context gives the game away; the pilot project seems to be about punishment and nothing more.”