Colorado appeals panel skeptical of sentencing for former county clerk who breached election systems

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Attorney John Case, left, talks to reporters after a hearing to urge a state appeals court to overturn the convictions against former Colorado elections clerk and Donald Trump ally Tina Peters for orchestrating a data breach of her county's elections equipment Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)