Trump set to pardon reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley in bank fraud, tax evasion case

“Chrisley Knows Best” world TV stars Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley whitethorn soon permission beingness successful national situation behind, acknowledgment to President Trump.

The White House announced Tuesday that the president was acceptable to pardon the imprisoned world TV personalities astir 3 years aft they were convicted successful 2022 of taxation evasion and slope fraud. The Georgia mates gained popularity for their USA Network series, which showcased their luxurious manner and zany household dynamic.

The White House posted a video of Trump connected the telephone with Todd and Julie’s 27-year-old daughter, Savannah Chrisley, who has publically decried her parents’ condemnation and the toll it has taken connected their family. He called the younger Chrisley, who besides starred successful “Chrisley Knows Best,” “to pass her that helium volition beryllium granting afloat pardons to her parents.”

“Trump Knows Best,” the tweet said.

A ineligible typical for the Chrisleys did not instantly respond to The Times’ petition for remark connected Tuesday.

A national expansive assemblage successful Atlanta indicted the Chrisley parents connected respective charges including taxation evasion, conspiracy and ligament fraud. Prosecutors alleged the charges stemmed from a scheme, which lasted from 2007 to 2012, that progressive the stars submitting fake fiscal statements to fiscal institutions to get loans worthy millions of dollars. A 2nd indictment was filed successful February, and Todd, 56, and Julie Chrisley, 52, were convicted connected each charges successful June 2022.

In November of that year, the world TV stars were sentenced to prison: Todd was sentenced to 12 years successful national situation and Julie received 7 years. They besides received 16 months probation each. In September 2024, Julie Chrisley was resentenced, but a national justice upheld her seven-year sentence.

Since her parents’ convictions, Savannah has spoken out, powerfully challenging the verdict. Over the years, she has alleged corruption successful the tribunal proceedings, described the alleged “nightmare” conditions of her parents’ situation facilities and touted plans to entreaty their convictions — airing her grievances and hopes connected her “Unlocked” podcast, “The Masked Singer” and adjacent astatine the Republican National Convention successful July, wherever she threw her enactment down Trump. During the governmental event, she alleged her household “was persecuted by rogue prosecutors successful Fulton County owed to our nationalist illustration ... and our blimpish beliefs.”

“Donald J. Trump has lone 1 condemnation that matters, and that is his condemnation to marque America large again,” she added elsewhere successful her RNC address.

On Tuesday, Savannah brought quality of Trump’s intentions to pardon her parents to Instagram. Wearing a achromatic and golden MAGA hat, Savannah shared her broadside of her telephone with President Trump.

“I person shed truthful galore tears. The president called maine personally arsenic I was walking into Sam’s Club and notified maine that helium was signing ... pardon paper[s] for some of my parents,” she said. “So some my parents are coming location contiguous oregon tomorrow. I inactive don’t judge it’s real.

“The information that the president called maine — I volition everlastingly beryllium grateful for President Trump, his medication and everyone on the way,” she said, adding aboriginal successful her video she “vows” to basal alongside Trump and proceed to exposure “corruption.”