Election denier Tina Peters to remain in state prison despite Trump admin pardon scheme

Tina Peters, a former Mesa County clerk in Colorado, will not be transferred to a federal prison where President Donald Trump could potentially pardon her after DOJ pardon attorney Ed Martin said he put pressure on the state to turn over the notorious election denier.

"Requests to transfer inmates from the Colorado Department of Corrections emanate from the state, and not from other entities. The Department is not currently seeking any transfer," Colorado Department of Corrections spokesperson Alondra Gonzalez told 9News.

Peter is serving nine years after being convicted of multiple felonies for allowing Trump allies access to the local voting system to investigate MAGA conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election.

Martin recently told MAGA influencer Steve Bannon that he put "the right kind of pressure" on state officials to have Peters transferred to federal custody.

"If the feds say we want something, you change your tune," he insisted.

Trump has called Peter a "hostage," but cannot grant her a pardon while she is in state custody.