Trump’s Colorado Move Ignites Civil War Fears Nation Rages
Trump’s Pardon Gambit Backfires: The Colorado Criminal Case Threatening “Political Havoc”
A seemingly minor criminal case in Colorado is escalating into a national political crisis, with Donald Trump’s unprecedented demands for a pardon being flatly rejected by state officials. Sources suggest the former President’s intense involvement may stem from a fear of damaging information held by the convicted individual, Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters.
This is being dubbed “the smallest little biggest little criminal case” you’ve likely never heard of, yet the implications, according to observers, are large enough to “plunge us into civil war.” At the center of the storm is Tina Peters, the former Mesa County Clerk who was jailed and convicted for giving unauthorized access to sensitive voting machine software to Trump allies in 2021.
The State Crime Trump Can’t Pardon
Peters’ guilt, demonstrated by her order to shut off monitoring video cameras, resulted in her conviction and a scathing judicial rebuke. The sentencing judge stated clearly: “You are no hero. You abused your position. And you’re a charlatan who used and is still using your prior position in office to pedal a snake oil that’s been proven to be junk time and time again.”
Crucially, Peters’ crimes were violations of Colorado state law, meaning they fall outside the jurisdiction of a presidential pardon.
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Despite this clear legal barrier, Trump launched a sustained pressure campaign, initially via social media rants, hoping to galvanize support for Peters’ release. When the public failed to take up the call, Trump upped the ante this week by issuing an official pardon for Peters—a gesture that is legally null and void.
Both the Attorney General and the Governor of Colorado swiftly and publicly dismissed Trump’s action, confirming they would not “cave to Trump.” When asked about the scenario of Trump’s representatives attempting to physically remove Peters from the state prison, Colorado authorities were unequivocal: “No. There’s no legal authority for any federal government action to take a prisoner who’s in state custody lawfully…”
The 101st Airborne Suggestion
The desperation reached a new peak when Peters’ legal team appeared on Steve Bannon’s War Room, sending what analysts are calling a “trial balloon” to gauge public reaction. The exchange escalated dramatically with a suggestion that the President should call out the 101st Airborne Division to forcibly remove Peters from the Colorado prison.
This dramatic, highly charged rhetoric is viewed as more than mere bluster. It signals a desperate, high-pressure tactic aimed squarely at Donald Trump.
The Real Reason for Trump’s Panic
Why is Donald Trump—who “doesn’t worry about anyone other than him”—so obsessed with a convicted county clerk? The most likely explanation is that Tina Peters possesses information that could damage Trump.
Peters, who facilitated access to voting machine software for the Trump team, is suspected of holding critical information about how that software may have been intended to be used or tampered with. This leads to the most explosive speculation: could Peters possess evidence that reveals a larger plot, potentially even “a trail of evidence that proves Harris won the 2024 election”?
The article concludes that if such evidence were to emerge, it would “prove that the Trump administration is illegitimate and rip this country in two,” creating political havoc. For this reason, all eyes must remain on Tina Peters, because “as far as Trump is concerned, she’s a dangerous woman.”
Johnson Pushes Back on ‘War Powers’ Vote Amid Iran Strikes
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Monday that passing a war powers resolution would strip President Trump of his authority to continue military operations in Iran, warning that such a move would present a “frightening prospect.”
Representatives Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) plan to push for a vote on a war powers resolution this week, which would require Congressional authorization before Trump can use military force against Iran again. They argue that the operations in Iran put U.S. troops at risk and are not representative of an “America First” agenda.
According to a source who spoke to The Hill, the resolution is expected to be brought to the floor on Thursday.
“I think the idea that we would move a War Powers Act vote right now, I mean, it will be forced to the floor, but the idea that we would take the ability of our commander in chief, the president, take his authority away right now to finish this job, is a frightening prospect to me,” Johnson told reporters after a briefing on the operation.
“It’s dangerous, and I am certainly hopeful, and I believe we do have the votes to put it down. That’s going to be a good thing for the country and our security and stability,” he added.
The U.S. and Israel conducted joint military strikes against Iran on Saturday after weeks of threats from Trump, who had called for regime change in Tehran. Johnson wrote on the social platform X that Congress’s bipartisan “Gang of Eight” was “briefed in detail earlier this week that military action may become necessary to protect American troops and American citizens in Iran.”
On Monday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the Iranian military and regime were racing to achieve “immunity” for its ongoing nuclear weapons program, meaning the ability to develop enough ballistic missiles to shield itself and the program from destruction. That’s why Trump chose to act now, he added.
Trump told CNN on Monday morning that the “big wave” of the operation is yet to come. When he was asked how long the war will last, the president said, “I don’t want to see it go on too long. I always thought it would be four weeks. And we’re a little ahead of schedule.”
On Monday, Johnson told reporters he believes Trump “was acting well within his authority” as commander-in-chief to protect the country.
“It’s not a declaration of war. It’s not something that the president was required, because it’s defensive in nature and in design and in necessity, to come to Congress and get a vote first. And if they had briefed a larger group than the Gang of Eight, you know, there’s a real threat that that very sensitive intelligence that we had, you know, might have been leaked or something,” he said.
“So, this is why the commander in chief of our armed forces has the latitude that any commander in chief, any president always has, because they have a set of information that is sensitive, timely and urgent, and they have to be able to act upon it. They did that.”
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has urged lawmakers to support the war powers resolution, stating in a CNN interview on Monday that Trump needs to be constrained.
Presidents from both parties have taken action on behalf of the country in the past. Also, every president since the act was passed in the early 1970s has said they believe it unconstitutionally limits a president’s Article II authorities.
Trump Escalates Criticism of Ilhan Omar While Aboard Air Force One
What began earlier this month as a viral White House jab at Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has now turned into a broader campaign offensive, with President Donald Trump doubling down on his criticism of the Somali-born congresswoman and the Somali refugee community in the United States.
Omar said during an October appearance on The Dean Obeidallah Show that she was not worried about losing her U.S. citizenship or being sent back to Somalia, where she was born.
“I have no worry, I don’t know how they’d take away my citizenship and like deport me,” Omar said. “But I don’t even know why that’s such a scary threat. I’m not the 8-year-old who escaped war
anymore. I’m grown, my kids are grown. I could go live wherever I want.”
On Nov. 10, the White House posted on X a 2024 photo of Trump waving from a McDonald’s drive-thru window, replying to a clip in which Omar said she was unconcerned about being deported.
The photo — taken during a campaign stop in Pennsylvania — quickly circulated online and was widely interpreted as a taunting “good-bye” message aimed at the Minnesota lawmaker.
Now, the feud has reignited. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump referenced the allegation that Omar had entered the U.S. through a fraudulent marriage.
“She supposedly came into our country by marrying her brother,” he said. “If that’s true, she shouldn’t be a congresswoman, and we should throw her the hell out of the country.”
The president also broadened his remarks to criticize Somali immigration overall.
“Somalis have caused us a lot of trouble, and they cost us a lot of money,” Trump said. “What the hell are we paying Somalia for? We have Ilhan Omar who does nothing but complain about our Constitution and our country! We’re not taking their people anymore — in fact, we’re sending them back.”
Trump has often accused Omar of being “anti-American,” previously telling her and other progressive “Squad” members to “go back” to their “broken and crime-infested countries.” Omar responded earlier this month by calling Trump a “lying buffoon” and saying his story about Somalia’s president refusing to take her back was fabricated.
The White House has signaled that it will not walk back the president’s latest statements. A senior aide said Trump was “reminding voters that America’s generosity should never be repaid with contempt.”
Omar’s family fled Somalia’s civil war in 1991 and spent several years in a Kenyan refugee camp before settling in the United States. She was elected to Congress in 2018, becoming one of the first Muslim women and the first Somali-American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The renewed confrontation underscores the political tension between Trump and radical members of the “Squad.” It comes amidst growing concerns about immigration policy and the vetting of immigrants in the aftermath of an Afghan refugee’s shooting of two National Guard members over the Thanksgiving holiday.
