Tina Peters attacked while in prison, attorney says

Former Colorado County Clerk Tina Peters was attacked in prison, her attorney informed President Donald Trump in a letter.

Peters was convicted in connection to Trump's 2020 election challenges. She received a nine-year sentence for a security leak after she provided a man affiliated with MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell with access to a voting machine. Trump has urged Colorado to release her.

The attorney letter highlighted Peters's experience while in state custody.

"About 6 months ago, Mrs. Peters was threatened with harm," the letter, which The Hill obtained, read. "Her life was threatened by a group of inmates, to stab her and to kill her. This was reported to the FBI and DOJ, which had agents interview her. She was moved to a different unit."

"In the new unit, she was attacked by other prisoners 3 times in different locations where guards had to pull inmates off of her," the attorney went on. "There is actually a safe unit where inmates who do not cause problems can be assigned. She has applied to be put into that unit but was denied 6 times without a valid reason."

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.