Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday granted clemency to Tina Peters and ordered the former Republican county clerk’s release from state prison, capping months of speculation that the Democratic governor would shorten a nine-year sentence related to her role in a scheme to breach secure voting equipment. Polis, a Democrat, has faced pressure to release the 70-year-old Peters for more than a year from President Donald Trump, who described her as an “innocent Political Prisoner” and “hostage” last May and in December granted Peters a symbolic pardon, which has no legal effect on her convictions on state charges. At the same time, the state’s leading Democrats have urged Polis not to pardon Peters or commute her sentence, including Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold and Attorney General Phil Weiser, who were involved in Peters’ prosecution.…