Attorney General Phil Weiser statement on the President’s attempt to pardon Tina Peters

Dec. 11, 2025 (DENVER) – Attorney General Phil Weiser released the following statement regarding the President’s attempt to pardon Tina Peters:

“One of the most basic principles of our constitution is that states have independent sovereignty and manage our own criminal justice systems without interference from the federal government. The idea that a president could pardon someone tried and convicted in state court has no precedent in American law, would be an outrageous departure from what our constitution requires, and will not hold up.”

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