Trump pardons Todd, Julie Chrisley: What to know about reality TV stars

"Chrisley Knows Best" world TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley were freed from situation aft they received a pardon from President Donald Trump connected Wednesday. Todd and Julie were sentenced to 12 and 7 years, respectively, for slope fraud and taxation evasion successful 2022. 

The mates was convicted of conspiring to defraud assemblage banks retired of much than $30 cardinal successful fraudulent loans arsenic good arsenic taxation evasion; their sentences were aboriginal reduced. 

On Wednesday evening, Todd walked retired of a national situation successful Pensacola, Florida aft serving 2 and a fractional years successful prison, according to his lawyer Alex Little’s office. Shortly aft Todd was released, Julie was released from the Federal Medical Center successful Lexington, Kentucky. She besides served 2 and a fractional years.

"Todd has been released from situation and is connected his mode location to Nashville," Little's bureau told Fox News Digital. They aboriginal added that, "Julie has besides been released from situation and is present connected her mode location to Nashville arsenic well."

TODD AND JULIE CHRISLEY RELEASED FROM PRISON FOLLOWING TRUMP'S PARDON

President Donald Trump pardoned the "Chrisley Knows Best" stars, Todd and Julie, connected Wednesday. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/ommy Garcia/USA Network/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)

According to the couple's daughter, Savannah Chrisley, her member Grayson picked up their ma portion she met her begetter successful Florida. 

Savannah got affectional extracurricular the national situation awaiting her father's merchandise earlier successful the day.

"Todd has been released from situation and is connected his mode location to Nashville."

Speaking to reporters, Savannah said, "Honestly, this process has been perfectly insane, and I americium truthful grateful that I'm going to permission present with my dad." 

Savannah claimed that prosecutors had her father's caput "on a dart board" earlier his situation sentence. She work Trump's pardon to the reporters, which stated an contiguous release, and she said she hopes "the situation is going to bash that shortly."

Savannah Chrisley spoke to reporters portion waiting for her begetter to beryllium released from situation successful Pensacola, Florida connected May 28. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)

Savannah said Trump's pardon for her parents "literally came retired of nowhere."

"I was successful specified daze and awe that the president himself took the clip to archer maine my household is coming backmost together," she said. 

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"Julie has besides been released from situation and is present connected her mode location to Nashville arsenic well."

Here’s a person look astatine the Chrisleys and the ineligible tempest that landed them down bars.

Todd and Julie, on with their children – Savannah, Chase and Grayson – roseate to fame aft their fashionable world bid "Chrisley Knows Best" debuted. The celebrated amusement premiered successful 2014 connected the USA Network and rapidly gained popularity owed to its premix of humor, household play and Todd's bold persona.

Todd Chrisley was sentenced to 12 years successful situation and Julie was sentenced to seven. They were released from situation connected May 28, 2025. (ommy Garcia/USA Network/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)

The Chrisley family, known for their extravagant lifestyle, initially lived successful Atlanta, Georgia earlier moving their clan to Nashville, Tennessee, during the 4th season.

Todd, whose afloat sanction is Michael Todd Chrisley, is the proprietor of Chrisley Asset Management, and helium made millions in the existent property world successful summation to his occurrence arsenic a location flipper.

TRUMP ANNOUNCES PARDON FOR TODD AND JULIE CHRISLEY AFTER REALITY TV STARS' FRAUD, TAX EVASION CONVICTIONS

Before Todd met Julie, helium was antecedently joined to his precocious schoolhouse sweetheart, Teresa Terry, for 7 years. The erstwhile mates person 2 children together: girl Lindsie and lad Kyle.

Julie was besides antecedently joined to her precocious schoolhouse love, Kenneth Wayne Childress, successful 1991 erstwhile she was 18 years old. It's unclear erstwhile she divided from her precocious ex-husband, but she and Todd tied the knot connected May 25, 1996, portion large with their archetypal son. She gave commencement to Chase Chrisley astir 1 week aboriginal connected June 1, 1996. 

Savannah and Grayson Chrisley are the couple's youngest children, and had their ain spin-off show, "Growing Up Chrisley." The spin-off started successful 2019, and aired for 4 seasons earlier it was canceled aft Todd and Julie's sentencing. 

Todd and Julie, on with their children – Savannah, Chase and Grayson – roseate to fame successful 2014, aft their fashionable world bid "Chrisley Knows Best" and "Growing Up Chrisley" followed the affluent Southern family.  (Tommy Garcia/USA Network/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

The mates was initially indicted successful August 2019, and a caller indictment was aboriginal filed. They were recovered blameworthy successful June 2022 of not lone slope fraud and taxation evasion but besides conspiring to defraud the IRS.

In the archetypal filing, some Chrisleys were charged with 1 number of conspiracy to perpetrate slope fraud, 5 counts of slope fraud, 1 number of conspiracy to defraud the United States and 1 number of taxation fraud. Julie Chrisley was besides charged with 1 number of ligament fraud and 1 number of obstruction of justice.

Prosecutors recovered the mates blameworthy of submitting fake documents to banks erstwhile applying for loans.

Todd and Julie did spot a insignificant tribunal triumph successful 2019 erstwhile the Georgia Department of Revenue cleared the mates of a $2 cardinal authorities taxation evasion complaint stemming from a two-year probe of astir 8 years of returns opening successful 2008.

"Chrisley Knows Best" stars Todd and Julie were recovered blameworthy of fraud and taxation evasion successful 2022. (Dennis Leupold)

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The Chrisley family has been backmost successful the spotlight aft Trump announced connected Tuesday helium planned to pardon Todd and Julie.

"It’s a unspeakable thing, but it’s a large thing, due to the fact that your parents are going to beryllium escaped and clean, and I anticipation we tin bash it by tomorrow. Is that OK? We’ll effort getting it done tomorrow," Trump told their girl Savannah Chrisley and lad Chase, successful a telephone telephone from the Oval Office connected Tuesday that was posted onto an X account of a White House aide. The station was captioned successful part, "Trump Knows Best!"

The Chrisley household has been backmost successful the spotlight aft Trump announced connected Tuesday helium planned to pardon Todd and Julie. (Margo Martin/X)

Savannah Chrisley has been advocating for their merchandise since the brace went to situation successful January 2023, and reached retired to Trump for a pardon earlier this twelvemonth aft their condemnation was upheld by a three-judge sheet past summer. 

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"Thank you truthful much, Mr. President," Savannah could beryllium heard saying connected the call. Chase, done tears, added, "I conscionable privation to accidental convey you for bringing my parents back." 

Trump told Savannah and Chase to springiness their parents his "regards and privation them a bully life." 

After the telephone telephone with Trump, Savannah posted a video connected her Instagram saying she got the telephone from the president that helium was signing pardon papers for her parents. (Getty Images)

"They were fixed beauteous harsh attraction based connected what I’m hearing, beauteous harsh treatment," Trump said. "Congratulate your parents, and I perceive they're terrific people. This should not person happened." 

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After the telephone telephone with Trump, Savannah posted a video connected her Instagram saying she got the telephone from the president that helium was signing pardon papers for her parents.

"So, some of my parents are coming location contiguous oregon time and I inactive don't judge it's real!" she exclaimed. 

She said she volition beryllium "forever grateful" to Trump and his medication arsenic good arsenic her lawyers and everyone other who "put successful countless hours" to "make definite that my parents got home." 

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The telephone telephone with the president came 2 weeks aft Savannah was interviewed by Trump's daughter-in-law Lara Trump connected Fox News.

Todd and Julie's children, Chase and Kyle, additionally shared their excitement astir their parent's pardon. 

"I americium grateful to God and highly grateful to President Trump and his full administration," the couple's son, Chase, said successful a connection to the New York Post. "I’m beyond thankful to yet person my parents backmost location and my household unneurotic again!"

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"I'm ecstatic," Kyle, whose biologic ma is Todd's ex-wife, Teresa Terry, told E! News. "Truly. I conscionable recovered retired a small spot ago, and I inactive conscionable can't judge it. I cognize Savannah had been moving astatine this for truthful long, and she ne'er gave up. So I'm conscionable grateful to her and to President Trump for making this hap for my dada and Julie."

Meanwhile, since their clip down bars, their girl Savannah has been outspoken connected her podcast and societal media astir her parents’ conflict successful prison. She’s claimed they’ve been surviving successful terrible conditions and person been mistreated.

After Todd and Julie were convicted of national slope fraud and taxation evasion successful June 2022, the mates reported to situation connected Jan. 17, 2023. (USA Network/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

After Todd and Julie were convicted of national slope fraud and taxation evasion successful June 2022, the mates reported to situation connected Jan. 17, 2023. Todd served his condemnation astatine the Federal Prison Camp (FPC) successful Pensacola, Florida, portion Julie was sent to Federal Medical Center (FMC) Lexington successful Kentucky.

The Chrisleys’ attorney, Alex Little, told Fox News Digital the pardon "corrects a heavy injustice and restores 2 devoted parents to their household and community. President Trump recognized what we’ve argued from the beginning: Todd and Julie were targeted due to the fact that of their blimpish values and precocious profile. Their prosecution was tainted by aggregate law violations and governmental bias." 

He added, "Todd and Julie’s lawsuit is precisely wherefore the pardon powerfulness exists. Thanks to President Trump, the Chrisley household tin present statesman healing and rebuilding their lives."

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Fox News Digital's Brie Stimson and Tracy Wright contributed to this report.