{"id":2440020,"date":"2025-05-28T17:03:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T21:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-exotic-calls-out-trumps-pardon-of-todd-and-julie-chrisley\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T17:03:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T21:03:43","slug":"joe-exotic-calls-out-trumps-pardon-of-todd-and-julie-chrisley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-exotic-calls-out-trumps-pardon-of-todd-and-julie-chrisley\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Exotic calls out Trump\u2019s pardon of Todd and Julie Chrisley"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjoe-exotic-calls-out-trumps-pardon-of-todd-and-julie-chrisley%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2440020&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Joe Exotic, known for his role in the Netflix series &#8220;Tiger King,&#8221; publicly criticized the Trump management&#8217;s recent pardon of reality TV stars todd and Julie Chrisley. He expressed that this decision highlights a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-plea-senate-republicans-rip-deal-as-proof-of-two-tiered-justice-system\/\" title=\"Senate Republicans criticize Hunter Biden...s plea deal, citing it as evidence of a biased ....\">biased justice system<\/a>, favoring the wealthy and connected over the less blessed. Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, is serving a prison sentence for attempting to hire someone to kill animal rights activist Carole Baskin. He lamented on social media that despite his lack of a criminal record, he had been convicted under dubious circumstances while the Chrisleys, who had admitted to tax evasion and bank fraud, received clemency. joe exotic, who has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ryan-oneal-dead-love-story-and-paper-moon-actor-dies-age-82\/\" title=\"Ryan O...Neal, famous for Love Story and Paper Moon, passes away at 82\">battling prostate cancer<\/a>, has been seeking a pardon for himself as well and has asserted that he would join his husband, who was recently deported, if granted clemency.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Joe Exotic calls out Trump&rsquo;s pardon of Todd and Julie Chrisley<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2042474\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Joe Exotic, who rose to fame after starring in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/netflix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Netflix\">Netflix<\/a> series <em>Tiger King<\/em>, called out the Trump administration on Tuesday over the president&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pardons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"pardoning\">pardon<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3424070\/why-trump-pardon-todd-julie-chrisley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Todd and Julie Chrisley\">Todd and Julie Chrisley<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This officially shows the Justice system is still two sided. You are either rich and connected or your poor and being trafficked by the system,&rdquo; Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/joe_exotic\/status\/1927479601095217298\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">posted<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3424151\/savannah-chrisley-thanks-trump-pardoning-parents\/\">Savannah Chrisley thanks Trump for pardoning parents: &lsquo;I vow to stand next to you&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3423065\/whoopi-goldberg-memorial-day-first-time-trump-honored-gold-star-families\/\">Whoopi Goldberg claims Memorial Day was &#8216;first time&#8217; Trump honored Gold Star families<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3421919\/actor-gary-sinise-uses-music-lt-dan-band-honor-service-members\/\">Actor Gary Sinise uses music and Lt. Dan Band to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >honor service members<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>On Tuesday, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"White House\">White House<\/a> special assistant <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MargoMartin47\/status\/1927470034688839944\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">posted a video<\/a> on X of Trump notifying the Chrisleys&rsquo; daughter Savannah that her parents were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3423081\/todd-julie-chrisley-pardon-trump-clemency-acts-scrutiny\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"receiving the pardon\">receiving the pardon<\/a> for their conviction of tax evasion and bank fraud. Maldonado-Passage then took to Instagram, posting a screenshot of an article written about the pardon and calling out the justice system for his conviction of hiring two people to kill animal rights activist Carole Baskin.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote in another post on X about the weight of the Chrisleys having admitted to their crimes, as well as the amount of evidence in general.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I guess being innocent is not enough in America,&rdquo; Maldonado-Passage <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/joe_exotic\/status\/1927500220528467990\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Maldonado-Passage later took to X to list out beliefs he has about himself and his conviction. He said that he never hurt or hired anyone and that his conviction was due to a conspiracy within the justice system.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Joe Exotic has suffered seven years behind bars being isolated, abused, and treated in ways no American should ever endure. Joe Exotic has no prior criminal record and is not a danger to society,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/joe_exotic\/status\/1927479601095217298\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the post said<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Chrisleys were the stars of the reality TV show <em>Chrisley Knows Best<\/em> from 2014 to 2023. The millionaire family has been appealing their case ever since their conviction in 2022, but it has been upheld in the meantime. Savannah Chrisley spoke at the 2024 Republican National Convention about her parents&rsquo; ordeal, calling it political persecution.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2280986\/tiger-king-star-joe-exotic-announces-he-has-aggressive-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"TIGER KING STAR JOE EXOTIC ANNOUNCES HE HAS &lsquo;AGGRESSIVE CANCER&rsquo;\">TIGER KING STAR JOE EXOTIC ANNOUNCES HE HAS &lsquo;AGGRESSIVE CANCER&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Maldonado-Passage, who has had prostate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">cancer<\/a> since 2021, has been calling for his own pardon since Trump&rsquo;s first time in office and requested that former President Joe Biden offer him clemency when he was offering his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-memo\/3291949\/joe-biden-pardon-frenzy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"end-of-term pardons\">end-of-term pardons<\/a>. He was first sentenced to 22 years in prison in 2020, then got 21 years in a new sentencing in 2022.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in May, Maldonado-Passage&rsquo;s husband, Jorge Flores Maldonado, whom he met while the two were both incarcerated, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"deported\">deported<\/a> to Mexico. Maldonado-Passage had been posting consistently on social media in posts directed at Trump, saying that he would go with his husband to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mexico<\/a> if the pardon was granted to him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2042474\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2042474\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Exotic criticizes Trump&#8217;s pardon of Todd and Julie Chrisley<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3821,"featured_media":2440021,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/joe-exotic-bench.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[56083,56027,51796,56026,3634],"class_list":["post-2440020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-joe-exotic","tag-julie-chrisley","tag-pardon-2","tag-todd-chrisley","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/joe-exotic-bench.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2440020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3821"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2440020"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2440020\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2440024,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2440020\/revisions\/2440024"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2440021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2440020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2440020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2440020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}