A Former Colorado Elections Clerk Says Lauren Boebert Encouraged Her to Commit Crimes

Tina Peters is a former elections clerk from Colorado who got really into the big lie and other conspiracy theories. Peters was recently indicted and is facing multiple counts. According to reports, she is trying to deflect the blame for her actions to Lauren Boebert.

According to the New York Times, “Ms. Peters was indicted on 10 criminal counts related to the effort to copy voting equipment software, including attempting to influence a public servant, criminal impersonation, conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, identity theft, and first-degree official misconduct.”

The report notes that when Peters was pressed about her actions, she replied the Colorado Congresswoman, “encouraged me to go forward with the imaging of voting machines.”

BREAKING:

Colorado election clerk and Lauren Boebert’s former campaign manager Tina Peters, who was indicted on 10 criminal counts, has said that Boebert "encouraged" her to commit the alleged crimes.

Of course she did.

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In the past, Boebert has defended Peters. In 2021, she released a statement that read, “Many of the constituents I represent have expressed concern about the ongoing investigation into Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters. As many of you know, I have been a vocal opponent of the overreach and targeted nature of the FBI’s activities on a national level.”