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Joe Exotic is getting the best revenge he can against Carole Baskin — hiring the attorney who recently repped the family of her missing husband … who’s now working to free him.
John M. Phillips of the Phillips & Hunt firm broke the news Tuesday, saying he’d been retained by the ‘Tiger King’ himself in a bid to get a new trial arranged so Joe can plead his case in front of a new set of 12 jurors.
Phillips writes, “Work has already begun on @joe_exotic’s New Trial Motion. We are proud to be leading his team. I was sworn into the Western District of Oklahoma this morning. This isn’t about tigers, television or tomfoolery, it’s about justice and evidence. More soon.”
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He also posted a video … which took some shots at Joe’s former legal team, who Phillips characterized as engaging in “buffoonery” in their bid to get JE pardoned by Prez Trump.
Doesn’t sound like Joe disagrees — at least that’s how Phillips makes it sound. He says shortly after the failed attempt, the man himself reached out and asked about his services. One thing led to another, and now Phillips is on the case — and he ain’t looking to Joe Biden for a bail-out either.
Law Offices of Phillips & Hunt
Remember, Phillips was also brought on by Don Lewis‘ surviving family members — who seem to believe Carole knows more about his mysterious vanishing than she’s let on. They even bought air time during her debut appearance on ‘DWTS’ which aired mid-broadcast.
Of course, she’s denied she knows anything about Don’s whereabouts — and she’s never been charged in connection to the case. Still, gotta wonder how she feels about this …