The Unpardonable Assault: Federal Power, State Sovereignty, and the Defense of Democracy
President Trump has attempted to pardon Tina Peters, a former Colorado county clerk convicted on state charges for her role in attempting to undermine election security, though his pardon power does not extend to state crimes. This brazen attempt to override state judicial authority represents a direct assault on the rule of law and the foundational principle of federalism, threatening to shatter the very guardrails that protect American democracy from autocratic overreach.


