Joseph Maldonado-Passage known from the Netflix series is serving a sentence of 22 years for hiring a hitman.
president of the UNITED states, Donald Trump, will look at a pardon of Joseph Maldonado-Crossing, better known as Joe Exotic, or “Tiger King” in the Netflix series of the same name.
Maldonado-Passage has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for having planned and paid for a contract killings of dyrerettighedsaktivisten Carole Baskin.
At a news conference in The White House on Wednesday was Trump asked if he was considering a pardon of the Maldonado-Passage.
– What has he done?, asked Trump, who said that he was not aware of the case.
– I will look at it, he said afterwards.
Netflix’s series “Tiger King” has exploded in popularity the world over since it was released on the streaming service 20. march.
It depicts Maldonado-Passages life as the owner of a private zoo – mainly with wild, big cats – in the u.s. state of Oklahoma.
along the Way in the series rolls more and more accusations against Maldonado-the Passage about animal cruelty from his arch rival Carole Baskin.
In January received the Maldonado-Crossing its judgment for attempt at assassination. In march, he attempted, according to the CNN to sue the U.s. Federal Wildlife Service and the us department of state for a total of 94 million u.s. dollars.
He believes that the judgment against him on the basis of false testimony.
Earlier this week said the Trumps son, Donald Trump Jr., that he has seen the series of seven titles, and that he will support his father in a pardon of Maldonado-Passage.
Trump Jr. believe that the sentence is too “aggressive”.
Also the female rapper Cardi B is mixed in the debate. She writes on Twitter that she will start a campaign to get him released.
– I will start a indsamlingskonto for Joe. He should be released, writes Cardi B.
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