Joe Exotic's legal team are set 'to ask Donald Trump to pardon him'

Joe Exotic's legal team are set to ask Donald Trump to pardon him.

The 'Tiger King' star is currently serving a 22-year prison sentence after being convicted of animal abuse and murder for hire, but his lawyers believe he was wrongly convicted and are now preparing to approach President Trump.

A source told TMZ that Joe's reps will fly into Washington to hand-deliver a copy of their official pardon request to government officials.

The team are said to have a contact at the White House and they're determined to present the idea to the US President.

However, they've already made unsuccessful attempts to have the conviction overturned, having previously driven a huge bus to Washington with the words "Pardon Joe Exotic" written on the side.

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