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Tina Peters, a former elections clerk in Colorado, received a sentence commutation. (David Zalubowski\/AP)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis dismissed two members of his clemency board this week after they publicly opposed his decision to let free election denier Tina Peters.<\/p>

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Polis, a term-limited Democrat who is winding down his time in office, on Wednesday <\/b>removed attorneys Azra Taslimi and Hannah Seigel Proff from his clemency board.<\/p>\n

The pair revealed<\/a> last month in interviews with the New York Times that the board had twice unanimously voted to reject a request to be let out early from Peters, a former Mesa County clerk convicted of four felonies as part of a scheme to bolster President Donald Trump\u2019s false claims about a rigged 2020 election. Polis in May commuted Peters\u2019s sentence<\/a> and let her out of prison years early, adhering to a request from the president.<\/p>\n

Polis fired the two members of the board because clemency deliberations are supposed to be confidential, Polis spokesman Eric Maruyama said Thursday.<\/p>\n

Taslimi and Proff did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The Times first reported on the dismissals.<\/p>

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The grant of clemency infuriated election officials from both parties and led Colorado Democrats to censure Polis. They accused Polis of giving into Trump and boosting mistrust in election systems.<\/p>\n

Peters has celebrated her release in conservative media appearances. This week, she posted<\/a> a photo of herself holding a Birkin bag and admiring a portrait of the president at the White House. Trump posted a photo<\/a> of Peters at his side in the Oval Office along with a message saying Democrats \u201cdidn\u2019t want her out there speaking to the Media.\u201d<\/p>\n

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