Tiger King aka Joe Exotic's pardon plea gets Trump's attention, he says "I'll take a look"

US President Donal Trump during a  Coronavirus daily briefing was asked wher he will pardon Tiger King star Joe Exotic. President Trump responded to this question by stating “I’ll take a look.” Joe has a popular Netflix documentary based on him titled, Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness. Joe Exotic is currently facing a 22-year jail term for endangering species, among several or charges.

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Trump responds to Joe Exotic’s pardoning

US President Donald Trump is holding a daily White House briefing for current Coronavirus pandemic that has affected country severely. During Wednesday's briefing, President Trump was asked by a reporter if he is aware of, aside from rating hits of Coronavirus, a Netflix show called Tiger King. He furr added that man who is star of series, Joe Exotic, was a former zoo owner and is serving a 22-year jail sentence. reporter also said that Joe has asked President to pardon him stating that he was unfairly convicted.

reporter also told President Donald Trump that his son Donald Trump Jr. also jokingly said that he would advocate for it. After stating this,  reporter asked President if he has seen show or has thoughts about pardoning Joe Exotic. Trump responded to this question by stating he does t kw anything about it and also asked reason behind him serving a 22-year jail sentence.

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After getting to kw about Joe Maldonado-Paass’s case, President Trump turned to ar reporter and asked him if he thinks Joe Exotic is guilty and wher he would recommend a pardon. reporter responded with a “” and said he is t advocating anything yet. Trump responded to second reporter by stating that as a reporter he is t allowed to comment or orwise he would be criticised.

Trump went ahead and spoke to a third reporter and asked him wher he would recommend a pardon. This third reporter responded by stating that he is t weighing in on Tiger King. Trump responded to this entire situation by finally saying, “I’ll take a look”.

Joe Maldonado-Pass was found guilty of illegal acquisition and transport of rare animals, and he had nine violations of Endangered Species Act for killing five tiger cubs. Joe Exotic was also found guilty of two charges of murder-for-hire for attempting to kill animal rights activist Carole Baskin who tried to shut down Pass’s G.W. Exotic Animal Park.

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