Vance Backs Compensation For Tina Peters As Colorado Fallout Grows
By Jessica Porter | Denver7
The Vice President made the comments when asked about a new $1.8 billion fund for political allies.
DENVER — Vice President JD Vance held Tina Peters up as a shining example of someone who should be compensated under the Trump administration's newly created $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund.”
“This innocent grandmother was going to spend 10 years in prison, completely disproportionate to any misdemeanor trespassing that I have ever seen. Was that fair, no? Is it reasonable to get some compensation for the fact that she was treated unfairly? I think the answer was yes,” Vance said during a press conference on Tuesday.
Tina Peters was convicted in 2024 of allowing an unauthorized person to download software from Mesa County’s elec...

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