Trump announces pardon for Todd and Julie Chrisley after reality TV stars' fraud, tax evasion convic

[mystery-ak]

Trump announces pardon for Todd and Julie Chrisley after reality TV stars' fraud, tax evasion convictions
'Chrisley Knows Best' stars are currently serving 12 and 7-year sentences for bank fraud and tax evasion
By Brie Stimson Fox News
Published May 27, 2025 6:01pm EDT



President Donald Trump said he plans to pardon Todd and Julie Chrisley, likely by Wednesday, after they were found guilty of fraud and tax evasion in 2022.

Todd and Julie, who became famous on the reality series "Chrisley Knows Best," were convicted of conspiring to defraud community banks out of more than $30 million in fraudulent loans as well as tax evasion and sentenced to 12 and seven years respectively.

"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," Trump told their daughter Savannah Chrisley, in a phone call from the Oval Office on Tuesday that was posted onto an X account of a White House aide. The post was captioned in part, "Trump Knows Best!"

The Associated Press contributed to this report.


https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/trump-announces-pardon-todd-julie-chrisley-after-reality-tv-stars-fraud-tax-evasion-convictions

[mountaineer]

Why?

[mystery-ak]

Why?

I don't know..

maybe because of this

[corbe]

   He'll pardon diddy for the black vote in 26.   

[mountaineer]

Elizabeth Warren
@SenWarren
A jury convicted TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley of financial fraud and tax evasion. They were cheating and stealing to buy luxury cars and clothes. Then their daughter campaigned for Trump.
This pardon is a get-out-of-jail-free card for the rich & famous who cozy up to Trump.
11:46 AM · May 28, 2025

Savannah Chrisley
@_ItsSavannah_
Senator Warren —

You forgot a few details:
✅ My parents were never convicted of tax evasion.
✅ The IRS admitted under oath they owed nothing.
✅ A federal agent lied on the stand and admitted it on audio.
✅ Prosecutors called us “The Trumps of the South” and put my dad’s face on a dartboard.
✅ Ex parte emails prove the judge and prosecutors crossed every ethical line.

But sure… let’s pretend this is about “luxury cars” and not a weaponized DOJ and political persecution.

And yes—I proudly campaigned for President Trump. Because when your government tries to destroy your family for headlines, you fight back. Loudly.

Also… can we focus less on families being reunited and more on all the auto-pen pardons that happened under your president? Or does selective outrage just poll better?

This wasn’t a “get-out-of-jail-free card”…
This was a get-out-of-a-rigged-system card.

Bless your heart for not knowing the difference.

OH… and before I forget - Since we’re discussing transparency, perhaps we should examine your net worth. Estimates place it between $7.5 million and $12 million,  while your Senate salary is $174,000.  Curious how that math adds up.

What’s that saying about stones and glass houses?
12:03 AM · May 29, 2025

[DefiantMassRINO]

It's good to be rich and beautiful.

[Wingnut]

It's good to be rich and beautiful.

Chrisley's wife? Beauty must be in the eye of the beer holder.

[cato potatoe]

The Chrisleys should have spent more time in prison.  Todd sought out a crooked accountant who enabled him to get a $36M community bank loan.  He declared bankruptcy and walked away from $20M.  The accountant went to prison.  Evidently he didn’t pay his federal taxes from the TV show either.  I believe he settled with the state of GA (pretended to be a FL resident). 

[MeganC]

Sounds like an activist Georgia prosecutor went after them and then found something after getting a search warrant which was based on a false pretext.

The case should have been dismissed from the start since it was based on the fruit of a poisoned tree.