Joe Maldonado-Passage, also known as Joe Exotic – and perhaps better known as Tiger King – has filed a lawsuit for $94 million and requested a presidential pardon from Donald Trump, as he continues to serve 22 years in prison.
The star of Netflix's newest and strangest documentary series, Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness, was found guilty of orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot and the selling and killing of tigers and their cubs in April last year.
Now, almost a year after his conviction, Joe Exotic has a filed a lawsuit against a number of US government departments and individuals – including series stars James Garretson and Jeff Lowe – in a federal court in Oklahoma.
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Among the 14 charges Joe has filed are misleading a grand jury, perjury, pain and suffering, discrimination, and the misrepresentation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Earlier this month, Joe Maldonado-Passage shared a copy of the lawsuit on his Facebook page, and has since asked fans to share his plight with others. "This lawsuit has been filed in the name of Justice," he wrote.
"The Trump Administration must be made aware of the Overreach, perjury, abuse of power and the failure to uphold the Oath of their position which is truth and Justice for all. The Agencies and its counter parts have abused the system for a private agenda."
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Joe, who pleaded not guilty to all charges, insisted he had been "illegally charged", adding that the Trump administration, the United States Department of Interior, and the US Federal Wildlife Service "must be held accountable" for their actions.
The US Department of Justice has not yet commented on the suit.
Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness is available to stream on Netflix.
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