{"id":171337,"date":"2025-05-29T17:48:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T17:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/29\/josh-duggar-demands-new-attorney-to-endlessly-fight-conviction\/"},"modified":"2025-05-29T17:48:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T17:48:26","slug":"josh-duggar-demands-new-attorney-to-endlessly-fight-conviction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/29\/josh-duggar-demands-new-attorney-to-endlessly-fight-conviction\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Duggar Demands New Attorney to Endlessly Fight Conviction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Disgraced former reality star Josh Duggar <em>really <\/em>does not like being in prison.<\/p>\n<p>At present, he\u2019ll remain behind bars where he belongs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2022\/05\/josh-duggar-sentenced-12-and-a-half-years-in-federal-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">until late 2032<\/a> or beyond for receiving and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2021\/12\/josh-duggar-found-guilty-of-child-pornography-possession\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">possessing child sex abuse materials<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, he\u2019s looking at the news and seeing success stories of other disgraced former reality stars. Why, he seems to wonder, can\u2019t that be <em>him<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p>So, Josh has filed new documents. As always, his goal is to overturn his conviction and leave prison.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0529_joshduggar_01-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Josh Duggar mugshot from April 29, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-526630 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0529_joshduggar_01-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0529_joshduggar_01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0529_joshduggar_01-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0529_joshduggar_01-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0529_joshduggar_01-728x546.jpg 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0529_joshduggar_01-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0529_joshduggar_01-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0529_joshduggar_01-960x720.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0529_joshduggar_01-1080x810.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0529_joshduggar_01-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0529_joshduggar_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this handout photo provided by the Washington County Sheriff\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Office, former television personality on \u201c19 Kids And Counting\u201d Josh Duggar poses for a booking photo after his arrest April 29, 2021.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Washington County Sheriff\u2019s Office via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-josh-duggar-wants-a-new-attorney\">Josh Duggar wants a new attorney<\/h2>\n<p>In addition to reportedly behaving as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/05\/josh-duggar-is-allegedly-a-model-prisoner-behind-bars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">model prisoner<\/a> these days (in contrast to his days of possessing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/03\/josh-duggar-to-be-punished-in-prison-for-illegal-contraband\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contraband<\/a>), Josh Duggar is acting as his own attorney.<\/p>\n<p>According to Arkansas\u2019 <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwahomepage.com\/news\/court-filing-josh-duggar-asking-for-attorney-to-help-with-motion-to-vacate-child-porn-conviction\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KNWA Fox 24<\/a><\/em>, he filed a motion on Tuesday with the US District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.<\/p>\n<p>Josh is requesting a court-appointed attorney to help him continue to appeal to get his conviction overturned.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_joshduggar_02-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Josh Duggar in an ugly yellow polo shirt on 19 Kids and Counting.\" class=\"wp-image-497087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_joshduggar_02-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_joshduggar_02-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_joshduggar_02-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_joshduggar_02-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_joshduggar_02-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_joshduggar_02-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_joshduggar_02-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_joshduggar_02.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_joshduggar_02-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Josh Duggar in an ugly yellow polo shirt on 19 Kids and Counting.\" class=\"wp-image-497087 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_joshduggar_02-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_joshduggar_02-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_joshduggar_02-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_joshduggar_02-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_joshduggar_02-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_joshduggar_02-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_joshduggar_02-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_joshduggar_02.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_joshduggar_02.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">During his time on TLC\u2019s 19 Kids and Counting, Josh Duggar was hiding dark secrets.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: TLC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the motion, Josh writes that he can no longer afford an attorney and thus needs a public defender.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am unable to afford counsel due to my current financial circumstances,\u201d he wrote in the filing.<\/p>\n<p>Josh expressed that he specifically needs this attorney to look for \u201cconstitutional violations\u201d in his case. <\/p>\n<p>This would then lead, he likes to hope, for a vacated verdict or reduced sentence.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-10-at-1.16.25-PM-1024x534.png\" alt=\"Josh and Anna Duggar on the now-defunct TLC reality show 19 Kids and Counting.\" class=\"wp-image-487116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-10-at-1.16.25-PM-1024x534.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-10-at-1.16.25-PM-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-10-at-1.16.25-PM-768x400.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-10-at-1.16.25-PM-1536x800.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-10-at-1.16.25-PM-2048x1067.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-10-at-1.16.25-PM-735x383.png 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-10-at-1.16.25-PM-335x175.png 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-10-at-1.16.25-PM-347x181.png 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-10-at-1.16.25-PM-520x271.png 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-10-at-1.16.25-PM-640x333.png 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-10-at-1.16.25-PM-960x500.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-10-at-1.16.25-PM-1080x563.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-10-at-1.16.25-PM-1024x534.png\" alt=\"Josh and Anna Duggar on the now-defunct TLC reality show 19 Kids and Counting.\" class=\"wp-image-487116 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-10-at-1.16.25-PM-1024x534.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-10-at-1.16.25-PM-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-10-at-1.16.25-PM-768x400.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-10-at-1.16.25-PM-1536x800.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-10-at-1.16.25-PM-2048x1067.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-10-at-1.16.25-PM-735x383.png 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-10-at-1.16.25-PM-335x175.png 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-10-at-1.16.25-PM-347x181.png 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-10-at-1.16.25-PM-520x271.png 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-10-at-1.16.25-PM-640x333.png 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-10-at-1.16.25-PM-960x500.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-10-at-1.16.25-PM-1080x563.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-10-at-1.16.25-PM.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Josh and Anna Duggar on the now-defunct TLC reality show 19 Kids and Counting.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: TLC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-doesn-t-josh-have-a-right-to-an-attorney-yes-but\">Doesn\u2019t Josh have a right to an attorney? Yes, but \u2026<\/h2>\n<p>As we all remember from high school, the landmark case of Gideon v. Wainwright established the right to counsel under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments.<\/p>\n<p>That is why the Miranda warning (which takes its name from a <em>different <\/em>landmark case) includes the right to an attorney \u2014 and the acknowledgement that this right extends even to those who cannot afford one.<\/p>\n<p>This vital legal right is not unlimited, however. <\/p>\n<p>It applies to criminal defendants (you do not get a free attorney to help you sue someone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/03\/ryan-reynolds-to-justin-baldoni-you-cant-sue-me-for-being-mean-to-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">for being mean to you<\/a>).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"842\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/12\/josh-duggars-post-conviction-mug-shot.png\" alt=\"Josh Duggar's Post-Conviction Mug Shot\" class=\"wp-image-411912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/12\/josh-duggars-post-conviction-mug-shot.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/12\/josh-duggars-post-conviction-mug-shot-300x247.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/12\/josh-duggars-post-conviction-mug-shot-768x632.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/12\/josh-duggars-post-conviction-mug-shot-735x604.png 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/12\/josh-duggars-post-conviction-mug-shot-335x275.png 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/12\/josh-duggars-post-conviction-mug-shot-347x285.png 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/12\/josh-duggars-post-conviction-mug-shot-520x428.png 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/12\/josh-duggars-post-conviction-mug-shot-640x526.png 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/12\/josh-duggars-post-conviction-mug-shot-960x789.png 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"842\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/12\/josh-duggars-post-conviction-mug-shot.png\" alt=\"Josh Duggar's Post-Conviction Mug Shot\" class=\"wp-image-411912 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/12\/josh-duggars-post-conviction-mug-shot.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/12\/josh-duggars-post-conviction-mug-shot-300x247.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/12\/josh-duggars-post-conviction-mug-shot-768x632.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/12\/josh-duggars-post-conviction-mug-shot-735x604.png 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/12\/josh-duggars-post-conviction-mug-shot-335x275.png 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/12\/josh-duggars-post-conviction-mug-shot-347x285.png 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/12\/josh-duggars-post-conviction-mug-shot-520x428.png 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/12\/josh-duggars-post-conviction-mug-shot-640x526.png 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/12\/josh-duggars-post-conviction-mug-shot-960x789.png 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2021\/12\/josh-duggars-post-conviction-mug-shot.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Josh Duggar will remain behind federal bars for a VERY long time. No one feels sorry for him.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: NBC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And while it applies to the first appeal after a conviction, SCOTUS has ruled that this right does <em>not <\/em>apply to discretionary appeals. <\/p>\n<p>That is to say, to higher appellate courts deciding whether to review a lower court\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<p>(Disclaimer: we are <em>not <\/em>legal scholars and an actual attorney could certainly explain this better)<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps an actual attorney could explain why Josh believes that he is entitled to a new public defender at this stage. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_annaduggar_02_crop-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Josh Duggar and Anna Duggar on 19 Kids and Counting.\" class=\"wp-image-497085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_annaduggar_02_crop-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_annaduggar_02_crop-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_annaduggar_02_crop-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_annaduggar_02_crop-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_annaduggar_02_crop-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_annaduggar_02_crop-1080x607.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_annaduggar_02_crop-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_annaduggar_02_crop.png 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_annaduggar_02_crop-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Josh Duggar and Anna Duggar on 19 Kids and Counting.\" class=\"wp-image-497085 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_annaduggar_02_crop-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_annaduggar_02_crop-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_annaduggar_02_crop-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_annaduggar_02_crop-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_annaduggar_02_crop-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_annaduggar_02_crop-1080x607.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_annaduggar_02_crop-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_annaduggar_02_crop.png 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0403_annaduggar_02_crop.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">There was a time when TLC\u2019s cameras caught Josh Duggar pretending to be an upstanding man and a good husband to Anna Duggar. Those were lies.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: TLC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-he-s-clearly-desperate-for-any-chance-to-get-out-of-prison\">He\u2019s clearly desperate for any chance to get out of prison<\/h2>\n<p><em>Or <\/em>perhaps this would be the purview of a psychologist, who might simply point out that the same cult that forged Josh into the monster that he is today also allowed him to escape legal consequences for many years. Now he\u2019s facing reality, and the cult can\u2019t shield him from that.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Josh has to be watching the news as one disgraced former reality star who is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/05\/donald-trump-found-guilty-on-all-counts-in-hush-money-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a criminal<\/a> allows other disgraced former reality stars to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/05\/todd-chrisley-and-wife-pardoned-by-president-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">leave prison early<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Why not Josh? Well, if Jim Bob used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/04\/anna-duggar-jim-bob-duggar-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">his riches<\/a> to pay for a $1 million dinner at Mar-a-Lago, it could be.<\/p>\n<p> Let\u2019s hope that such a horror never comes to pass.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/05\/josh-duggar-new-attorney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Disgraced former reality star Josh Duggar really does not like being in prison. At present, he\u2019ll remain behind bars where he belongs until late 2032 or beyond for receiving and possessing child sex abuse materials. Clearly, he\u2019s looking at the news and seeing success stories of other disgraced former reality stars. 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