Trump to pardon reality TV couple convicted on federal fraud charges

President Donald Trump called 2 of the children of imprisoned world tv mates Todd and Julie Chrisley from the Oval Office connected Tuesday, informing them of his plans to pardon their parents arsenic soon arsenic Wednesday.

The pair, known for their roles connected the TV amusement “Chrisley Knows Best,” sought pardons from Trump successful February aft they were convicted for allegedly bilking banks retired of tens of millions of dollars successful 2022, NBC News antecedently reported.

A justice had handed down a condemnation of 12 years for Todd Chrisley and 7 years for his wife, Julie Chrisley successful November 2022, aft an Atlanta assemblage found them guilty of fraud, taxation evasion, and conspiracy to defraud the United States pursuing a weekslong national trial.

A White House authoritative told NBC News that Trump volition motion the pardons erstwhile they are acceptable — apt wrong 24 hours.

Trump announced his plans to pardon the mates successful a telephone telephone helium made to 2 of their children, Savannah and Grayson Chrisley.

Trump told 2 of their children, Savannah and Grayson Chrisley, successful a telephone telephone that helium planned to pardon the couple.

"It’s a unspeakable thing, but it’s a large happening due to the fact that your parents are going to beryllium escaped and clean." Trump said during the telephone call. "We’ll effort getting it done tomorrow, truthful springiness them — I don’t cognize them — but springiness them my regards and privation them well. Wish them a bully life."

Grayson Chrisley responded, saying, "Mr. President, I conscionable privation to accidental convey you for bringing my parents back."

White House spokesperson Harrison Fields said successful a connection that Trump is "always pleased to springiness well-deserving Americans a 2nd chance, particularly those who person been unfairly targeted and overly prosecuted by an unjust justness system."

"President Trump called Savannah and her member from the Oval Office to personally pass them that helium would beryllium pardoning their parents, Todd and Julie Chrisley, whose sentences were acold excessively harsh," Fields said.