Amy Duggar appears to have had enough of cousin Josh Duggar’s multiple attempts to appeal his child pornography conviction and subsequent prison sentence.
“Give it a rest already,” Amy, 40, shared on the Monday, October 26, episode of the “Fire Chats: The Mindfire Pod,” hosted by Carrie Berk. “Here’s what I think: Narcissistic people don’t like to be wrong. They don’t like someone questioning their character and making them look like they’re this horrible person, and they don’t think they are. This is all what narcissistic people do. This is textbook, exactly the way a narcissist handles the situation.”
Josh, 38, was convicted of receiving and possessing child sexual abuse materia in December 2021. He was later ordered to serve 12 years behind bars.
Josh has maintained his innocence despite his conviction, alleging there were “errors in the admission of forensic evidence” at his trial. As a result, he continues to file appeals with his legal team.
“I find it comical at this stage of his sentence. Just rot in there,” Amy continued of Josh’s many — and unsuccessful — appeals. “Will you just stay in there? What do you think is going to happen when you get out? What does he think? Does he think he’s going to go back to normal life and have a job? The whole thing is a train wreck that I can’t look away from.”
When asked if she believes Josh will be released from prison earlier than expected, Amy admits she finds the odds to be unlikely.
“There’s no way he needs to be out,” she said. “There’s no way there needs to be any kind of freedom for that man. No shot.”
Josh is tentatively scheduled to leave prison in February 2033. His release date, however, has been pushed back on multiple occasions.
In June, Josh and his legal team filed another appeal after a judge denied his motion to vacate his conviction.
While his cousin is less than enthused about his many legal filings, Josh continues to have the support of his wife, Anna Duggar, while he remains incarcerated. The couple share seven children together, with Anna, 38, raising all of the children back home in Arkansas.
Recalling the family’s highly-publicized legal drama, Amy appears to have no regrets that she has distanced herself from a majority of her relatives.
“It’s a circus. These are not my monkeys. It’s horrible,” she claimed. “I’m related to them. Yes, we’re related by blood, but they don’t know my life. They don’t know me at all.”
If you or someone you know is experiencing child abuse, call or text Child Help Hotline at 1-800-422-4453. If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).
