Trump's pardon czar says Todd and Julie Chrisley were victims of a weaponized justice system

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President Donald Trump's pardon czar Alice Marie Johnson explained the rationale for pardoning world TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley connected Thursday, insisting the duo were victims of a weaponized justness system.

"They were overly sentenced. They some received a combined condemnation of 19 years for a first-time nonviolent discourtesy and, if you look astatine their lawsuit and however it went down, I'm going to accidental that, successful Georgia, it was genuinely weaponized. They called them the Trumps of Georgia," she told "Fox & Friends" co-host Brian Kilmeade.

Without going into detail, Johnson said immoderate aspects of the Chrisleys' lawsuit were "horrific."

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Todd & Julie Chrisley

Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley get astatine the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards held astatine T-Mobile Arena connected April 2, 2017 successful Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Michael Tran/FilmMagic)

"Looking astatine them, they don't airs a hazard to society. In fact, I cognize that they're going to usage their voices and their level to uplift the president's agenda," she added.

Todd and Julie roseate to fame connected the USA Network amusement "Chrisley Knows Best," which ran for 10 seasons from 2014 to 2023. 

A assemblage recovered the mates blameworthy of 8 counts of fiscal fraud and 2 counts of taxation evasion successful 2022. Todd was sentenced to 12 years successful situation portion Julie was sentenced to seven.

Todd walked retired of a national situation successful Pensacola, Florida connected Wednesday evening, aft serving 2 and a fractional years, according to his lawyer Alex Little’s office. The merchandise came soon aft Trump signed pardons for the couple.

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Pardon czar Alice Marie Johnson

Pardon czar Alice Marie Johnson is focused connected identifying those who person received harsh sentences and are bully candidates to instrumentality to society. (My View with Lara Trump)

Little's bureau besides confirmed to Fox News Digital that Julie was released from the Federal Medical Center successful Lexington, Kentucky, connected Wednesday night, soon aft her hubby was released.

Johnson, who was appointed to the "pardon czar" relation successful February, told Kilmeade she mostly looks astatine "rehabilitation" erstwhile she considers making a pardon proposal to the president.

"Have they rehabilitated? Have they… not lone admitted, but are they remorseful for what they've done?" she said.

"I look astatine what the unit says astir them… and bash they airs a information hazard to the community? That's 1 of the large things, due to the fact that we don't privation to merchandise idiosyncratic that would airs a hazard to the community."

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She besides strives to find radical who person a bully program to re-enter into society.

Trump has signed respective high-profile pardons and commutations successful caller days, including the Chrisleys, rapper "NBA YoungBoy" and erstwhile Connecticut Gov. John Rowland. 

Fox News Digital's Janelle Ash, Christina Dugan Ramirez and Larry Fink contributed to this report.

Taylor Penley is an subordinate exertion with Fox News.

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