Jared Polis: “I think the fact that this has seemingly become so partisan…”

“Governor Polis knew there would be backlash from his commutation of Tina Peters sentence, but he says a letter by Democrats calling for him to be censured is purely political. I think the fact that this has seemingly become so partisan shows the problem with this case. Frankly, no case should ever be viewed through a partisan lens. Each case is about an individual, the crime they committed.” (01:09–01:14)

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