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Clips from Tiger King - Dethroned (S01E01)

"First it was $5,000, but the only thing he come up with was three grand."
Tiger King
"So I took that and I ran."
Tiger King
"Remember, this is about getting Joe in trouble,"
Tiger King
"They would have to fucking promise me not to fucking lock my ass up for that."
Tiger King
"Right."
Tiger King
"They're gonna do the same thing with me."
Tiger King
"Before they give me immunity,"
Tiger King
"they want to meet with me and make sure that what I have to tell them"
Tiger King
"is good enough for a conviction."
Tiger King
"-Here's your deal. -"Here's what we'll do for that.""
Tiger King
"And they'll have to do the same thing with you."
Tiger King
"[reporter] Now the trial begins on Monday, March 25th at 9:00 a.m."
Tiger King
"But the jury was selected."
Tiger King
"The 55-year-old introduced himself to the jury saying,"
Tiger King
""I'm Joseph Maldonado-Passage, and I'm the reason you all are here.""
Tiger King
"[Reinke] I know some things that are going to come out in this trial."
Tiger King
"I'm telling you, I can't eat, I don't sleep."
Tiger King
"That's another thing. I had to buy pants."
Tiger King
"Who'd have thought?"
Tiger King
"Just because I stopped by a zoo to feed a bear one day."
Tiger King
"I've dealt with Joe for 14 years at that zoo."
Tiger King
"And my job was to get him out of trouble."
Tiger King
"so interwound with him for years and years and years and years."
Tiger King
""You're going to be on team government, or you going to be on team Joe.""
Tiger King
"It was the scariest moment of my life."
Tiger King
"[reporter 1] The federal trial started today for a former zoo owner"
Tiger King
"but he is pleading not guilty."
Tiger King
"[Cowie] It's pretty fucking crazy."
Tiger King
"I don't get traffic tickets."
Tiger King
"[Corkill] In the news, we talk about shootings and killings every day,"
Tiger King
"but people will protest,"
Tiger King
"and they will not tolerate, animal abuse."
Tiger King
"It was almost strategic"
Tiger King
"Let's strike while this is on the front of everyone's mind."
Tiger King
"[reporter] Former park employees called to testify against him Monday"
Tiger King
"include Erik Cowie."
Tiger King
"and I knew he just shot Cuddles. I heard it."
Tiger King
"And he came up the hill and goes, "Goddamn, Erik,"
Tiger King
"walk right up to the cage, I'll kill 'em all.""
Tiger King
"There was no way for me to stop it."
Tiger King
"It was going to happen."
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"when they died."
Tiger King
"I was the guy that was right there."
Tiger King
"You ever walked a lion?"
Tiger King
"Motherfucker, man."
Tiger King
"[chuckles]"
Tiger King
"God damn."
Tiger King
"took the witness stand today."
Tiger King
"Carole Baskin is speaking out about some of the threats"
Tiger King
"The only silver lining to it is"
Tiger King
"[reporter] Another dramatic day as the trial"
Tiger King
"One former employee even told jurors..."
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"[interviewer] You're testifying mostly about the movement of animals."
Tiger King
"No. I'm testifying against him on both."
Tiger King
"The murder-for-hire..."
Tiger King
"But... I'm trying to make sure I don't go."
Tiger King
"She tells us that witness got emotional today."
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"[Corkill] That witness told the jury"
Tiger King
"He said for 11 years,"
Tiger King
"he was in a romantic relationship with Joseph Maldonado-Passage."
Tiger King
"Joe told him the man needed the ID"
Tiger King
"so he could drive to Florida to kill Carole Baskin."
Tiger King
"Then in September, the witness said..."
Tiger King
"There was people sitting on his side, but there was, like, nobody there..."
Tiger King
"And what's your role today?"
Tiger King
"Telling the truth."
Tiger King
"alleged that Jeff Lowe not only knew about the plot to kill Carole Baskin,"
Tiger King
"but that he took an active role in hatching that plan."
Tiger King
"to see where he could sit and shoot her through a window,"
Tiger King
"[reporter] The informant said Lowe provided maps of Baskin's property"
Tiger King
"and recommended her murder take place on the bike path near her home."
Tiger King
"[Stark] When Jeff found out Joe was embezzling money"
Tiger King
"I was telling him, "Take the motherfucker down."
Tiger King
"Slit his fucking throat and leave him laid.""
Tiger King
"Me and Jeff, I mean, we have our quarrels,"
Tiger King
"you know, but the main thing I wanted was a business partner."
Tiger King
"Sixteen, 18-hour days, seven days a week."
Tiger King
"[Joe] Jeff can't work for a living. He's gotta con somebody."
Tiger King
"So when he runs out of cons, he's gotta steal from people."
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"[Corkill] Jeff Lowe is a very skilled con man."
Tiger King
"Was he a witness? Yes."
Tiger King
"Did he testify? No. Why? He would have perjured himself."
Tiger King
"it's kind of a witch hunt because"
Tiger King
"this guy went down there to fucking murder a lady."
Tiger King
"And he's not even going to get fucking probation or nothing."
Tiger King
"[Glover] I hate to be a part of this shit."
Tiger King
"he deserves..."
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"Or more."
Tiger King
"How could they possibly give testimony, and you believe what they were saying,"
Tiger King
"they cannot be trusted."
Tiger King
"Like that story about going to Florida."
Tiger King
"It never happened."
Tiger King
"that he actually came to Florida..."
Tiger King
"We had phone recordings to prove that Allen never went to Florida."
Tiger King
"I didn't go to fucking Tampa. What would I want to go there for?"
Tiger King
"I wouldn't have went and killed that fucking woman for nothin'."
Tiger King
"I wouldn't even went to fucking Florida on a vacation."
Tiger King
"[Joe] Lyin' under oath is supposed to mean something."
Tiger King
"[reporter 1] In a surprise move, the so-called Tiger King"
Tiger King
"took the stand today in his own defense."
Tiger King
"They stood up and said that they didn't want him to testify."
Tiger King
"He went ahead and testified."
Tiger King
"for everything that the prosecution said."
Tiger King
"I told 'em that right before Thanksgiving,"
Tiger King
"He says he doesn't work for me.""
Tiger King
"Thanksgiving day..."
Tiger King
"Here, sweetie, I'll help you."
Tiger King
"Get your plate up here."
Tiger King
"Now, Joe can be convincing."
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"to make it a hung jury."
Tiger King
"To me, it appears he was set up each step of the way."
Tiger King
"He's also stupid."
Tiger King
"I don't think it could cost thirty grand."
Tiger King
"I think it's probably a hundred grand to find that guy,"
Tiger King
"[Dial] Jeff Lowe set him up."
Tiger King
"Or allowing them to talk while you're recording them?"
Tiger King
"Is that setting them up?"
Tiger King
"And did I encourage him from time to time?"
Tiger King
"to give to the authorities to convict him"
Tiger King
"and get him out of this business."
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