Colorado governor considers Trump's request to transfer Tina Peters

State of play: The Trump administration sent a letter to Colorado's Department of Corrections earlier this month requesting that Peters be transferred to federal custody — a move that could lead to her release.

• Polis previously said he would not release Peters, but now he appears to be wavering. The state corrections department told the Denver Post the federal request is under review.

The latest: Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and Mesa County District Attorney Dan Rubinstein, the prosecutor on the case, sent a letter to Polis last week asking him not to transfer Peters, calling it an attempt "to circumvent Colorado's sovereignty to administer and enforce its own laws."

• The state's bipartisan county clerks association sent a similar letter to the governor Friday, saying her release would undermine the state's elections and put clerks' safety at greater risk.

What they're saying: "We can't have a situation where accountability becomes negotiable because that's what makes our elections vulnerable," Jefferson County clerk Amanda Gonzalez, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for secretary of state in 2026, told Axios in an interview.

The other side: Polis spokesperson Shelby Wieman said the governor is still reviewing the request.