Exotic claimed he's been severely abused by federally contracted holdovers.
FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2013, file photo, Joseph Maldonado answers a question during an interview at the zoo he runs in Wynnewood, Okla. Joseph Maldonado, also known as Joe Exotic, wrote a letter to Congressman Matt Gaetz, who was nominated by Trump to be the Attorney General of the United States, requesting a pardon.
Exotic congratulated Gaetz for the nomination, saying in the letter, "There is no one better for this job than you."Over the last 7 years of this injustice that has been done to me, you have been one of my strongest supporters of a pardon along with congresswomen Lauren Boebert and Senator Marco Rubio who opened a congressional inquiry for me.
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