Denver’s NBC affiliate reports:
Tina Peters, embattled Mesa County Clerk & Recorder and former Secretary of State candidate, has been denied travel to a summit by District Attorney Dan Rubinstein.
As the defendant of an ongoing criminal trial, Peters is required by law to submit a request to travel out of state to the district court. Peters had previously ignored this bond requirement, resulting in a warrant being issued for her arrest that was later quashed.
According to documents from the DA, Peters sought permission to travel to Springfield, Missouri, to attend the Moment of Truth Summit.
From the district attorney:
In summary, Ms. Peters is seeking permission to leave the state so that she can be celebrated as a hero for the conduct that a grand jury has indicted her for, and claims this is necessary to further her business interests, at a time where she continues to draw a substantial salary as the elected Clerk and Recorder, while doing no work for the county who is paying her. On behalf of the county I represent, object to this request, do not believe it is necessary, and represent to the court that this may be the most offensive travel request the undersigned has seen.
Peters is doing no work for the county because she’s been indicted on seven felony counts and is forbidden to enter her office.
Earlier this month Peters crowdfunded hundreds of thousands of dollars to pay for a recount that showed that once again, she’s a fucking loser.
As the defendant of an ongoing criminal trial, Peters is required by law to submit a request to travel out of state to the district court. https://t.co/Wdh8lMPKMz
— KKCO 11 News (@KKCO11News) August 17, 2022