Julie and Todd Chrisley were convicted of defrauding Atlanta-area community banks out of more than $30 million through fraudulent loans in 2022.
President Donald Trump on May 27 announced that he would soon grant pardons to reality TV stars Julie and Todd Chrisley, who were convicted of bank fraud, tax evasion, and other financial crimes.
The reality stars of the show “Chrisley Knows Best” were convicted of defrauding Atlanta-area community banks out of more than $30 million through fraudulent loans in June 2022. The pair was also convicted of tax evasion.
Trump said that he planned on pardoning the couple within 24 hours.
During a Tuesday call with Savannah Chrisley, the couple’s daughter, Trump said, “Your parents are going to be free and clean and I hope that we can do it by tomorrow.”
Trump said that the couple “was given pretty harsh treatment … I hear they’re terrific people, this should not have happened.”
“Mr. President, I just want to say thank you for bringing my parents back,” son Grayson Chrisley told Trump during that call.
Savannah Chrisley, who was left as sole caretaker of her younger brother as sister, has long pushed for the release of the couple. In a pardon petition, the family alleged that the conviction was based on an illegal raid and relied on compromised evidence.
Savannah Chrisley also campaigned for Trump as a prison reform advocate. She spoke at the Republican National Convention in 2024.
Alex Little, the family’s attorney, praised the pardon, which he said “corrects a deep injustice and restores two devoted parents to their family and community.”
“President Trump recognized what we’ve argued from the beginning: Todd and Julie were targeted because of their conservative values and high profile. Their prosecution was tainted by multiple constitutional violations and political bias,” Little said.
“Todd and Julie’s case is exactly why the pardon power exists. Thanks to President Trump, the Chrisley family can now begin healing and rebuilding their lives.”
Savannah Chrisley also campaigned for Trump as a prison reform advocate. She spoke at the Republican National Convention in 2024, where she described her family as having been “persecuted by rogue prosecutors.”
By Joseph Lord
