Joe Exotic Calls Out Trump Pardon of Todd and Julie Chrisley While He Remains Behind Bars: ‘Being Innocent Is Not Enough’

Joseph “Joe Exotic” Maldonado-Passage is calling retired nan White House aft President Donald Trump issued a pardon for Todd and Julie Chrisley without giving him 1 arsenic well.

The erstwhile Tiger King star, 62, who was convicted successful 2019 of plotting a murder-for-hire against animal authorities activistic Carole Baskin, took to X to stock his frustrations pinch nan American ineligible system.

“I conjecture being guiltless is not capable successful America,” he wrote, adding, "I'm near to dice of [prostate] crab earlier I tin get immoderate help.”

“Why is it nan full world tin spot nan grounds but nan White House refuses to acknowledge,” he added.

Exotic was sentenced to 22 years successful situation for his crimes, which included hiring 2 group — 1 of whom was an undercover FBI supplier — to termination Baskin and sidesplitting 5 tigers to make room for different ample zoo cats. However, he has denied immoderate wrongdoing, and antecedently asked for leniency connected his sentence aft he was diagnosed with  an “aggressive” shape of prostate cancer successful November 2021. 

In different station connected X, shared nan aforesaid time arsenic nan Chrisleys’ pardon, he alleged that he “did not wounded anyone,” “had nary plans to wounded anyone” and was “treated successful ways nary American should ever endure.”

The Trump Administration has not yet responded to Exotic’s comments.

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On May 27, President Donald Trump announced that he had granted Todd, 57, and Julie, 52, afloat pardons pursuing their condemnation of taxation evasion and slope fraud successful 2022. The brace were initially indicted successful August 2019 and later reported to situation successful January 2023. They person been appealing their lawsuit ever since their sentencing.

Initially, Julie's entreaty was granted owed to insufficient evidence, while Todd's was upheld. However, a abstracted judge later ruled that her original reward was sufficient. (Their original sentences were reduced successful September 2023.)

"It's a unspeakable thing, but it's a awesome thing, because your parents are going to beryllium free and clean," Trump said to nan couple's children via a telephone call. "I dream we tin do it by tomorrow. ... I don't cognize them, but springiness them my regards and wish them a bully luck."

The couple's daughter, Savannah Chrisley, 27, reacted to nan news successful a connection shared pinch PEOPLE saying: "For nan past 2 and a half years, I’ve done everything successful my powerfulness to conflict for my parents’ state and bring them home. This infinitesimal is nan reply to countless prayers, and I americium beyond grateful to President Trump for seeing nan truth and restoring my family."

"... Today is simply a triumph for our family, but nan conflict against wrongful convictions and injustice wrong our situation strategy is acold from over. I will proceed to usage my sound and level to advocator for those who do not person one," she added. "Family is everything to me, and I will ne'er extremity fighting for what is right."