Shortly after her release was confirmed by the Colorado Department of Corrections, Peters appeared on the program of Steve Bannon, a former Trump adviser who was part of the campaign to free Peters. Gov. Jared Polis said he would shorten Peters' sentence if she expressed regret about her actions.
But in her interview with Bannon, Peters repeated her contention that voting machines cheated Trump out of reelection in 2020.
“I know that the Democrats are going to cheat, and no one is really addressing the problem that I spent my time in prison as retribution for,” Peters said.
Peters’ sentence was shortened by Polis last month after Trump waged a lengthy pressure campaign against the governor and his state. Peters served less than a quarter of her nine-year sentence.
Trump had championed Peters' case, but because she was convicted under state law, he did not have the power to pardon her. Instead, the president pressured Polis with threats to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado and relocate the U.S. Space Command to Alabama.
In his letter commuting the 9-year prison sentence, Governor Polis admitted the sentence was " extremely unusual and lengthy." He also said he was concerned about the First Amendment implications of Peters' sentence.
