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‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic seeking Trump pardon

TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, JUL 10 – Joe Exotic's appeal was denied despite claims of witness recantations and concealed evidence, affirming his 21-year sentence for murder-for-hire and wildlife law violations.

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Jailed reality TV star Joe Exotic is once again asking President Trump for a pardon. Netflix’s “Tiger King” star, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado, called on Trump “to listen to the” voices of Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert (Colo.) and other public figures as well as “the millions of people around the world to make this right and allow me to go home.”

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Dallas News broke the news in Dallas, United States on Thursday, July 10, 2025.
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