Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, along with their daughter Savannah and son Grayson, expressed their gratitude to President Donald Trump following his full pardons for their fraud convictions. They shared their family’s emotional reaction on Fox News’ ‘My View with Lara Trump.’ The couple’s sentencing was reduced before their full release, with Trump’s victory in 2024 seen as pivotal for their freedom.
During their interview with Lara Trump, each member of the Chrisley family revisited the moment they found out about the pardon. Savannah and her younger brother Grayson heard the news from Trump himself. “When we heard President Trump’s voice, Grayson’s tears just started rolling, and seeing the look on his face [knowing] that, now this has all finally come to an end, it was so surreal,” Savannah recalled.
Todd also acknowledged the significance of Trump’s 2024 victory, noting that everyone in prison began “screaming and yelling” when he was declared the winner. “They knew, they felt in their spirit, that if President Trump wins this election, there’s hope for all of us,” he added. Todd was notified of his pardon and called Savannah to confirm the news, while Julie, on the other hand, was told that her name had just been uttered on the news, so she called Savannah to see what had happened.
The Chrisleys were initially convicted of conspiring to defraud community banks out of more than $30 million in fraudulent loans as well as tax evasion, receiving sentences of 12 and seven years respectively. Their sentences were later reduced before they were fully pardoned earlier this year. The couple’s attorneys had been advocating for their release, with Savannah playing a key role in reaching out to Trump after their conviction was upheld by a three-judge panel last summer.
Trump’s landslide victory last November was Savannah’s only hope of seeing her parents come home from prison. She had been advocating for their release since they went to prison in January 2023 and reached out to Trump for a pardon earlier this year. The full pardons were seen as a significant moment for the family, with the Chrisleys expressing relief that their legal saga had finally come to an end.
During their interview, the couple reflected on their journey through prison, emphasizing their resilience and gratitude toward Trump for offering them a second chance. “God obviously knew that all of us were strong enough to endure it, and we’re still standing. It was just a blessing to know that not only is the man that we had our faith in in 2016 is the same man we have our faith in in 2025,” Todd said. The full interview can be viewed on Fox Nation, where viewers can join for more coverage of the Chrisleys’ story and its political implications.