The president threatened to punish the state unless it agrees to free Tina Peters. Even by 2025 standards, this really isn't normal.

President Donald Trump is calling for the release of Colorado's Tina Peters, a former county election official convicted for her role in a security breach of her office's voting equipment,

President Donald Trump again called for the release of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters in a social media post on Thursday. Peters is a prominent election denier serving a nine-year prison sentence for her role in a breach of Mesa County’s elections systems during a 2021 software update.