Trump moves to pardon Colorado election clerk Tina Peters, even though he can’t

The article reports that President Trump stated he would pardon Tina Peters, the former Mesa County election clerk convicted for a state-level election system data breach, but that presidential pardon powers do not extend to state convictions; Colorado officials affirm her sentence will stand. It also notes prior Trump pardons related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including those for Jan. 6 participants and Wisconsin figures tied to a fake electors scheme.