Private investigator Eric Love, who is part of Joe Exotic’s legal team, said Tuesday evening he was confident the 'Tiger King' star would be receiving a pardon from President Trump before the president's term ends Wednesday. "We will be standing by waiting for President Trump’s confirmation of the Tiger King Joe Exotic," Love said from inside a limousine waiting to pick Exotic up from a Texas prison if he is pardoned and released, KFOR-TV in Oklahoma City reported.