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00:02Tina Peters, a former Colorado Republican county clerk, was sentenced to nine years
00:07in prison for crimes related to a breach of her county's voting system.
00:11Peters, a vocal supporter of the false claim that Donald Trump lost the 2020 election due
00:16to ballot fraud, was found guilty of multiple criminal counts.
00:19The judge condemned her actions, calling her a charlatan and dismissing her request for
00:24probation.
00:25Peters' breach involved using another person's security badge to access the voting system.
00:30Her conviction adds to the ongoing national debate over election integrity, as Trump continues
00:35to claim his 2020 loss was fraudulent.
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