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FORT WORTH, Texas – Joseph Maldonado-Passage, aka Joe Exotic, will remain behind bars despite the hoped-for pardon from President Donald Trump.
Exotic was made famous last year by the Tiger King miniseries on Netflix and has been very public in its request for forgiveness.
But when the list of presidential pardons and commutations was released shortly before midnight Tuesday by the White House, his name was not on the list.
Earlier today, Exotic and his legal team were optimistic about their chances.
SKY4 found the limo he had booked to pick himself up from a Tarrant County jail that was parked outside his attorney’s office on Tuesday afternoon.
‘Tiger King’ Star Joe Exotic Books Limousine
SKY4 spotted the limo Joe Exotic had booked to pick himself up from a Tarrant County jail on Tuesday if he was pardoned by President Donald Trump.
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Exotic was convicted and sentenced to 22 years in prison for a murder-for-pay plot involving nemesis Carole Baskin as well as violating wildlife laws by selling and killing certain tigers.
Exotic’s lawyers filed for a pardon with the Justice Department in September.
Trump granted pardons and commutations to 143 people in the final hours of his presidency. Notable names include former Councilor Steve Bannon, rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black, former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy.
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