2026-05-21T04:46:00.673Z / 美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）
作者：玛丽·凯·马隆尼
2小时前
发布于 2026年5月21日 美国东部时间凌晨12:46
2026年5月14日周四，科罗拉多州州长贾里德·波利斯在丹佛州议会大厦的新闻发布会上发言。
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内容摘要
- 科罗拉多州民主党州长贾里德·波利斯因赦免选举否认者蒂娜·彼得斯，正式遭到本党谴责。
- 州民主党表示，波利斯在唐纳德·特朗普总统的压力下减轻了彼得斯的刑期，为选举舞弊开创了危险先例。
- 彼得斯因入侵投票系统以证明特朗普虚假的选举欺诈主张而定罪，将于6月1日获得假释释放。
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科罗拉多州民主党州长贾里德·波利斯于周三晚间遭到本党谴责，原因是他决定赦免选举否认者蒂娜·彼得斯。
科罗拉多州民主党就释放彼得斯的决定投票谴责该州长。
“在唐纳德·特朗普的压力下如今减轻她的刑期，绝非正义，”州民主党在一份声明中说道，“这传递出一个信号：未来的恶劣行为者将明白，选举舞弊会有后果——除非你是总统的朋友。这一开创的先例既危险又令人失望。”
这位前梅萨县县 clerk 将在波利斯的减刑令将其刑期减半后，于6月1日从州监狱获释。2021年，陪审团裁定彼得斯与唐纳德·特朗普总统的盟友合谋入侵其所在县的投票系统，以期证明特朗普2020年的选举欺诈主张。
州民主党方面表示，他们正式谴责该州长“其行为与科罗拉多州民主党对民主制度、选举诚信和公共问责的承诺相悖”。
该党补充道：“在州中央委员会或执行委员会采取进一步行动之前，贾里德·波利斯州长不得作为特邀嘉宾、主旨演讲者或科罗拉多州民主党官方认可的代表，参与民主党赞助的活动和职能，包括但不限于奥巴马晚宴和民主党节。”
波利斯的一位发言人周三在一份声明中表示，州长是根据案件事实做出了他认为正确的决定，并补充道，“有时候正确的事情并非人人都欢迎。当分歧通过辩论和对话而非审查来解决时，民主才会最强大。”
相关报道 科罗拉多州塞达利亚，6月28日：梅萨县县 clerk、科罗拉多州共和党国务卿候选人蒂娜·彼得斯在2022年6月28日塞达利亚的“开放沙龙”初选之夜观察派对上对早期选举结果做出反应。马克·皮斯科蒂/盖蒂图片社 事实核查：科罗拉多州州长赦免选举否认者蒂娜·彼得斯的理由具有误导性 阅读时长：6分钟
彼得斯即将获释对特朗普和右翼选举否认者运动来说是一场胜利，他们将她誉为因不公正起诉而入狱的英雄。特朗普长期以来一直就彼得斯的监禁问题向科罗拉多州施压。她是最后一名仍因2020年大选相关罪行入狱的特朗普盟友。
波利斯释放彼得斯的决定遭到了科罗拉多州两党官员的谴责。在他做出该决定之前，彼得斯自2024年定罪以来首次承认自己“犯了错误”并“误导”了科罗拉多州选举官员。
庭审证人作证称，2021年，彼得斯允许与亲特朗普阴谋论者迈克·林德尔有关联的人员未经授权进入梅萨县选举办公室——她当时担任该县县 clerk。证人表示，他们复制了敏感的选举数据，以便对2020年选举结果进行审计。
相关报道 2021年1月6日，华盛顿特区，亲特朗普支持者在与唐纳德·特朗普总统集会后冲击美国国会大厦。塞缪尔·科恩/盖蒂图片社 “这早就该来了”：1月6日骚乱者和选举否认者庆祝特朗普18亿美元赔偿基金 阅读时长：9分钟
上个月，州上诉法院维持了彼得斯的刑事定罪，但下令审判法官重新量刑，理由是法官部分量刑依据了彼得斯受保护的选举言论，侵犯了她的第一修正案权利。
波利斯此前告诉CNN，他同意该裁决，并表示：“我希望民主党不要因为权宜之计或漠视人们的言论而牺牲我们对言论自由的坚定信念。在量刑或刑事诉讼中，不应考虑我们说了什么、言论多么不受欢迎、多么不准确。”
科罗拉多州民主党众议员杰森·克劳周三晚间表示，他支持州民主党的决定。
“民主党必须为民主和法治而战。我们必须保持一致、勇敢、坚定，并愿意在本党成员失范时予以谴责，”他在一份声明中说道。
美国有线电视新闻网的马歇尔·科恩和爱德华-艾萨克·多弗雷对本文亦有贡献。
Colorado governor censured by own party over his decision to free election denier Tina Peters
2026-05-21T04:46:00.673Z / CNN
By Mary Kay Mallonee
2 hr ago
PUBLISHED May 21, 2026, 12:46 AM ET
Gov. Jared Polis speaks during the press conference at Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver, Colorado on Thursday, May 14, 2026.
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Summary
- Colorado Democratic Gov. Jared Polis was formally censured by his own party for granting clemency to election denier Tina Peters.
- The state party said Polis reduced Peters’ sentence under pressure from President Donald Trump, setting a dangerous precedent for election tampering.
- Peters, convicted of breaching voting systems to prove Trump’s false fraud claims, is set to be released on parole June 1.
AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor.
Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis was censured by his own party Wednesday night for his decision to grant clemency to election denier Tina Peters.
The Colorado Democratic Party voted to rebuke the governor over his decision to free Peters.
“Reducing her sentence now, under pressure from Donald Trump, is not justice,” the state party said in a statement. “It sends a message to future bad actors that election tampering has consequences, unless you’re friends with the president. That’s a dangerous and disappointing precedent to set.”
The former Mesa County clerk is set to be freed from state prison on June 1, after Polis’ commutation cut her sentence in half. A jury convicted Peters of conspiring with allies of President Donald Trump to breach voting systems in her county in 2021, in hopes of proving his 2020 fraud claims.
State Democrats said they formally censured the governor “for conduct inconsistent with the Colorado Democratic Party’s commitment to democratic institutions, election integrity, and public accountability.”
The party added: “Until further action by the State Central Committee or Executive Committee, Governor Jared Polis shall not participate as an honored guest, featured speaker, or officially recognized representative of the Colorado Democratic Party at Party-sponsored events and functions, including but not limited to the Obama Gala and DemFest.”
A spokesperson for Polis said in a statement Wednesday the governor did what he thought was right based on the facts of the case, adding, “Sometimes the right thing isn’t the popular thing with everybody. Democracy is strongest when disagreement is met with debate and dialogue, not censorship.”
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Peters’ impending release is a victory for Trump and the right-wing election denier movement, which hails her as a hero who was unjustly prosecuted. Trump has waged a long pressure campaign against Colorado over Peters’ incarceration. She is the last Trump ally still in prison for 2020 election-related crimes.
Polis’ decision to free Peters garnered bipartisan condemnation from Colorado officials. His decision came after she acknowledged for the first time since her 2024 conviction that she “made a mistake” and “misled” Colorado election officials.
Witnesses testified at Peters’ trial that in 2021, she gave people affiliated with pro-Trump conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell unauthorized access to the election offices in Mesa County, where she was the clerk. Witnesses said they made copies of sensitive election data so they could audit the 2020 results.
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Last month, a state appeals court upheld Peters’ criminal convictions. However, it ordered the trial judge to re-sentence her, finding that he improperly based part of the punishment on Peters’ protected speech about elections, violating her First Amendment rights.
Polis previously told CNN he agreed with that ruling, saying, “I hope that Democrats don’t sacrifice our deeply held belief in free speech because of political expediency or disregard for what people are saying. There should be no consideration of what we say, how unpopular it is, how inaccurate it is in sentencing or in criminal proceedings.”
Democratic Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado said Wednesday night he supported the state party’s decision.
“The Democratic Party must fight for democracy and the rule of law. We must be consistent, courageous, resolute, and willing to call out our own when they fall short,” he said in a statement.
CNN’s Marshall Cohen and Edward-Isaac Dovere contributed to this report.
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