{"id":41177,"date":"2025-01-14T14:42:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T14:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=41177"},"modified":"2025-01-14T14:42:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T14:42:14","slug":"exclusive-tiger-kings-joe-exotic-on-trumps-victory-ca-wildfires-reforming-justice-system-trump-could-have-been-a-political-prisoner-like-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=41177","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Tiger King\u2019s Joe Exotic On Trump\u2019s Victory, CA Wildfires, Reforming Justice System \u2013 \u201cTrump Could Have Been a Political Prisoner Like Me\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/8b73d4b1-e163-4204-a45d-fd2f1daf57b9-1200x630.jpeg?resize=640%2C336&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<figure aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1289783\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1289783\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/8b73d4b1-e163-4204-a45d-fd2f1daf57b9.jpeg?resize=640%2C319&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"319\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joe Exotic and President Trump<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">While serving a 20-year sentence at Federal Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas, the star of the hit Netflix tv series \u201cTiger King\u201d spoke with this Gateway Pundit reporter about the need for reforming our criminal justice system, Trump\u2019s historic landslide victory in 2024, the California wildfires and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Joseph Maldonado, aka \u201cJoe Exotic\u201d, was infamously convicted of multiple federal charges in 2019, ranging from allegedly hiring hitmen and violations of the Endangered Species and Lacey Act, being sentenced to 21-years in federal prison. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">However, following the popularity of the first season of Tiger King, many Americans in the legal community and beyond have questioned the validity of witness statements made against Exotic, especially the ones that helped seal his convictions. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"tgp-post-inline-1\">\n<div class=\"adcovery-postinline-01\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI have been put here only because of the corruption in the Department of Justice, three felons that were told how to lie under oath to further this agenda, two corrupt Assistant U.S. Attorneys, two corrupt FBI Agents and one corrupt Federal Wildlife Agent,\u201d said Exotic in a statement to the media a few years ago.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This led to an unsuccessful attempt at seeking a presidential pardon from President Trump in 2020, even though Donald Trump Jr. openly admitted that Exotic\u2019s sentence \u201cseemed harsh\u201d and that his father was fascinated by the case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Fast forward four years, and top Trump ally and former Congressman Matt Gaetz stated that he \u201cwould pardon\u201d Exotic if he ran for President of the United States in 2028.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Come on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FmrRepMattGaetz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FmrRepMattGaetz<\/a><br \/>\n8 more days please make this happen.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/derek?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@derek<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3FDvMv90MV\">https:\/\/t.co\/3FDvMv90MV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Exotic (@joe_exotic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joe_exotic\/status\/1878602662532591635?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cI would pardon him. That is the extent to the commitment I can make,\u201d Gaetz said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In recent weeks, the Tiger King star has promised to serve in the Trump administration if pardoned, appealed to newly minted Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi for a pardon, citing how he could help uncover vast human and sex trafficking networks within the exotic pet communities. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Speaking with this Gateway Pundit reporter last night from federal lockup, Exotic remains hopeful and strong in the New Year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI\u2019ve got to stay positive and keep looking toward the future. Prison, of course, is not meant to be fun and dealing with cancer with everything else is tough.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">When asked about the conditions inside FMC Forth Worth, he told us that the place is falling apart, isn\u2019t maintained, and is symptomatic of federal correctional facilities across the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe have some J6 guys in here and when they speak up about the conditions, they aren\u2019t lying. This whole system could come crumbling down in two to three years if something doesn\u2019t change,\u201d he explained.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">One of his main goals if pardoned by President Trump? Reforming the Bureau of Prisons and criminal justice system across the board.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe have to look at how we\u2019re charging people and sentencing them more carefully. There are lots of non-violent people in here on charges that became federal under RICO cases, where the FBI and DOJ abused the RICO laws.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-485342\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-485342\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tiger-king-joey-exotic.jpg?resize=640%2C486&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"486\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tiger King\u2019s Joe Exotic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Exotic also explained his belief that political persecutions from the smallest to largest of cases infect the justice system because federal judges and prosecutors aren\u2019t held accountable by the American people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWhy don\u2019t we change the laws so that judges and US Attorneys are elected by the people, not political appointees? These federal judges essentially get lifetime appointments, with no oversight or accountability. The sentence and treatment people could get from a Republican judge or Democrat judge might be different and that\u2019s wrong.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Asked about President Trump\u2019s historic victory last November, Exotic cited how Trump swept the swing states, won the electoral college and popular vote, and did all of that despite the indictments and felony convictions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>\u201cPresident Trump could have been a political prisoner like me and was certainly persecuted by a justice system with clear political motivations,\u201d before imploring the President-elect to work with Congress to adjust the laws so that federal judges and prosecutors are elected positions<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">EXCLUSIVE: TIGER KING <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joe_exotic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@joe_exotic<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a>\u2019s historic victory, why he\u2019d like to testify before Congress, political persecutions happening in DOJ, why federal judges &amp; US Attorneys should be elected positions. FULL STORY on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gatewaypundit?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gatewaypundit<\/a> tonight. Edit: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/topherfranktv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@topherfranktv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nsYkUW8qd6\">pic.twitter.com\/nsYkUW8qd6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jacob Engels (@JacobEngels) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JacobEngels\/status\/1878915985241227734?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>And he\u2019d even help Trump further expose the corruption in law enforcement, the justice Department, and Bureau of Prisons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>\u201cFirst thing I\u2019m doing if I get out is testifying<\/strong> <strong>before the United States Congress. I\u2019d lead the Bureua of Prisons, I\u2019d be his Fish and Wildlife Commissioner. There is so much fraud, terrible lobbyist driven legislation and waste.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span>Exotic says he still writes former Congressman Matt Gaetz, something Gaetz confirmed recently. He also says he\u2019s got backing for a pardon from Congressman Lauren Boebert and right-wing comedian and influencer Alex Stein.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Live with Elon Musk\u2019s Clone Adrian Dittmann and the Tiger King Joe Exotic + Fires Threaten all of LA <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zcoNTpBZiP\">https:\/\/t.co\/zcoNTpBZiP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Stein #99 (@alexstein99) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexstein99\/status\/1877128365305639358?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Even Joe Rogan has called for a pardon of Joe Exotic.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The world wants me on your show but I don\u2019t have video access.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joerogan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@joerogan<\/a> yes sir. I can call you I just got out of solitary Confinement and I have a Twitter account. Please help me reach <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qgTSTLrng7\">pic.twitter.com\/qgTSTLrng7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Exotic (@joe_exotic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joe_exotic\/status\/1874643073529192564?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of people around President Trump who know what\u2019s happened to me is wrong and that I deserve the true justice of a pardon. All he\u2019s got to do is just listen. I can be so much more of a help to society with my freedom if I wasn\u2019t stuck in here watching people drool on themselves and get high. I want to go back to helping the community and those who don\u2019t have anyone or anything\u201d, explained Exotic.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He\u2019s keeping up on current events as well. The Tiger King star said that President Trump \u201cwas right\u201d about the water reservoirs in California and that radical tree-huggers and climate people are to blame for the tragedy unfolding with the wildfires.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">EXCLUSIVE: TIGER KING (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joe_exotic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@joe_exotic<\/a>) on the California wildfires &amp; why <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> was right all along. Told <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gatewaypundit?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gatewaypundit<\/a> that California voters must change their voting patterns, otherwise they only have themselves to blame. EDIT: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/topherfranktv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@topherfranktv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeJoeExotic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeJoeExotic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BH3plpgsqg\">pic.twitter.com\/BH3plpgsqg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jacob Engels (@JacobEngels) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JacobEngels\/status\/1878896349359624566?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span class=\"s1\">\u201cPresident Trump was right. All of that water diverted for a smelt that 99% don\u2019t care about or know what the hell it even is? California votes those people in, and if they are sick of it, then they need to change who they vote into office.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Exotic concluded the 15-minute phone call by thanking everyone who has supported his call for freedom and asked them to sign his petition and just <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joeexoticofficial.com\/pages\/joeexotictigerkinginnocent\">\u201clook at the evidence.\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">You can learn more about Joe\u2019s case at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joeexoticofficial.com\/\">joeexoticofficial.com<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/free-joe-exotic-the-tiger-king-he-is-innocent?utm_source=share_petition&amp;utm_medium=custom_url&amp;recruited_by_id=813934d0-0421-0130-0624-4040ea65fa16\">can sign the petition by clicking here. <\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"tgp-post-above-comments\">\n<div class=\"adcovery-postbelow-01\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2025\/01\/exclusive-tiger-kings-joe-exotic-trumps-victory-ca\/\">EXCLUSIVE: Tiger King\u2019s Joe Exotic On Trump\u2019s Victory, CA Wildfires, Reforming Justice System \u2013 \u201cTrump Could Have Been a Political Prisoner Like Me\u201d<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/\">The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Exotic and President Trump While serving a 20-year sentence at Federal Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - 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