At a White House press
conference last week, New York Post reporter Steven Nelson asked President
Trump for his thoughts on pardoning "Joe Exotic," star of the popular Netflix
documentary series Tiger King.
Trump responded that he
was unfamiliar with the show, and Nelson explained that Joe Exotic is a former
zoo owner convicted of attempted murder for hire and of killing five tigers,
who has been sentenced to 22 years in prison and has asked for Trump to pardon
him.
Nelson added that Donald
Trump Jr. had jokingly advocated for the pardon.
Trump asked an off-screen
reporter, CNN'S Jim Acosta, "Would you recommend a pardon?"
Acosta responded, "I'm
not weighing in on Tiger King."
Trump concluded that he
would have to look into the situation further.
