President Donald Trump announced that he plans to pardon reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley.
“It’s a terrible thing, but it’s a great thing, because your parents are going to be free and clean, and I hope we can do it by tomorrow. Is that OK? We’ll try getting it done tomorrow,” Trump told the Chrisley’s daughter, Savannah, and son, Chase, in a phone call from the Oval Office.
“Thank you so much, Mr. President,” Savannah and Chase said. “I just want to say thank you for bringing my parents back.”
“Congratulate your parents, and I hear they’re terrific people,” Trump added. “This should not have happened.”
Savannah Chrisley shared the news on social media.
“So, both of my parents are coming home tonight or tomorrow and I still don’t believe it’s real!” she said.
In 2022, Todd and Julie Chrisley were sentenced to 12 and 7 years, respectively, after being convicted of bank and tax fraud offenses.
“Todd and Julie Chrisley conspired to defraud community banks in the Atlanta area to obtain more than $36 million in personal loans. The Chrisleys, with the help of their former business partner, submitted false bank statements, audit reports, and personal financial statements to Georgia community banks to obtain the loans,” the Department of Justice said at the time. “The Chrisleys spent the money on luxury cars, designer clothes, real estate, and travel – and used new fraudulent loans to pay back old ones. After spending all the money, Todd Chrisley filed for bankruptcy and walked away from more than $20 million of these fraudulently obtained loans.”
