now wait a minute ,the crime that was in the making was this same Jena Griswold, of the “partial”passwords leak, planning to delete the computer files prior to the 22 month statutory requirement.
https://coloradosun.com/2024/08/01/tina-peters-trial-election-security-mesa-county-colorado/
“But she claims she was acting in accordance with a federal mandate that requires county clerks to preserve election records. She claims that an election system software installation called a “trusted build” that is done in accordance with the Colorado Secretary of State’s office was going to change and delete some records from the county system, so she had to step in and take action to prevent that.” ( BTW , this is not a source friendly to Peters)
She allowed an unauthorized person access to voting machines and lied about who they were.
I’m sure she thought her motives were pure, but cmon. Not acceptable no matter who it is.