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Todd and Julie Chrisley Freed from Prison After Presidential Pardons

President Trump’s pardon erased their tax evasion and bank fraud convictions, prompting their first public reunion with family.

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Savannah Chrisley, daughter of reality television star Todd Chrisley speaks during a news conference on Friday, May 30, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Reality television star Todd Chrisley speaks during a news conference on Friday, May 30, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Julie Chrisley, left, and Todd Chrisley with their daughter Savannah Chrisley, center.

Overview

  • The Chrisleys served more than two years in separate federal prisons for 2022 convictions of tax evasion and bank fraud before President Trump granted full pardons on May 27 and secured their release on May 28.
  • Daughter Savannah Chrisley oversaw their pickups from facilities in Pensacola, Florida, and Lexington, Kentucky, and celebrated their reunion with an Instagram photo captioned “Reunited and it feels so good!”
  • Julie Chrisley made her first public appearance in Nashville on May 29, sporting natural gray and brown hair, while Todd showed notable physical changes after his prison term.
  • At a Nashville press conference on May 30, Todd Chrisley asserted his innocence, thanked supporters, described feeling ‘numb’ upon learning of the pardon and vowed to advocate for prison reform.
  • The family has lined up a new Lifetime docuseries to document their transition back to everyday life and to mark the milestones they missed during incarceration.