An attempt by embattled former Colorado elections official Tina Peters to sue Attorney General Merrick Garland was quickly dismissed by a federal judge who cited a similar lawsuit filed by MyPillow founder Mike Lindell that went nowhere.
According to a report from Law & Crime, former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters accused Garland and his Department of Justice of government retaliation after she attempted to make a case that there was election fraud that prevented Donald Trump from winning re-election in 2020.
Peters is currently facing criminal charges for official misconduct in a trial scheduled for July in which she also stands accused of participating in identity theft and allowing an unauthorized person to attend and participate in a secure election software update.
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Her lawsuit, in which she also sued Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold and Mesa County District Attorney Daniel Rubinstein, failed to pass muster with U.S. District Judge Nina Wang, who deferred to a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit with regard to a similar lawsuit filed Lindell.
Wang quoted the appeals court ruling which stated, "While he has at times attempted to assert otherwise, Lindell’s objective in this action is apparent — this litigation is a tactic to, at a minimum, interfere with and, at most, enjoin a criminal investigation and ultimately hamper any potential federal prosecution related to his, or others, involvement in the public disclosure of forensic images of Mesa County’s election management servers.
"Affording such relief is not only contrary to the purpose of a preliminary injunction but would open the door to a deluge of similar litigation by those under criminal investigation."
The Law & Order report added, "Wang sided with the DOJ and tossed Peters’ lawsuit without prejudice, meaning her claims could be brought again. Lindell, for his part, dropped his lawsuit following the SCOTUS rejection."
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