‘Tiger King’ star Joe Exotic hires new lawyers to seek another trial
Tiger King star, who is currently serving a 22-year prison sentence for animal abuse charges and a murder-for-hire plot against his rival Carole Baskin, teased a “major announcement” yesterday (March 2).Today (March 3), it was announced that he now has new lawyers – John Phillips and Amy Hanna – who plan to file a motion for a new trial in a federal court in Oklahoma once the appeals process wraps up.Phillips, who is based in Jacksonville, has previously represented former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman, reports Fox News.Jacksonville, Fla. – Joseph Maldonado-Passage, better known as ‘Joe Exotic,’ has retained John M.