Todd and Julie Chrisley communicate out in first interview since Trump’s pardon

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Actuality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley are nonetheless standing after a marathon authorized saga led them to jail, prompting their daughter's struggle for his or her pardons and President Donald Trump granting them their launch.

The previous "Chrisley Is aware of Finest" duo voiced their gratitude in the direction of the president whereas talking out for the primary time since their launch from jail on " My View with Lara Trump " over the weekend.

"I simply have a look at what the person [Trump] has gone by way of, what his household has gone by way of, and I stated to Savannah [their daughter], ‘How can we complain?’ I stated, ‘What the media has executed to us, they did to him one million occasions extra,’" Todd stated whereas seated beside his household.

"God clearly knew that each one of us have been sturdy sufficient to endure it, and we're nonetheless standing. It was only a blessing to know that not solely is the person that we had our religion in in 2016 is identical man we've got our religion in in 2025."

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Actuality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley sit for an interview on 'My View' after their launch from jail. (Fox Information / My View)

Todd and Julie were convicted of conspiring to defraud neighborhood banks out of greater than $30 million in fraudulent loans in addition to tax evasion and have been sentenced to 12 and 7 years, respectively.

Their sentences have been later diminished earlier than they have been absolutely pardoned earlier this yr.

Throughout their interview with Lara Trump, every member of the Chrisley household revisited the second they came upon about the pardon .

Savannah and her youthful brother Grayson heard the information from Trump himself.

"After we heard President Trump's voice, Grayson's tears simply began rolling, and seeing the look on his face [knowing] that, now this has all lastly come to an finish, it was so surreal," Savannah recalled.

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Savannah Chrisley, daughter of actuality tv star Todd Chrisley speaks throughout a information convention on Friday, Could 30, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (George Walker IV/AP Photograph)

"Truthfully, I used to be shocked when he [Trump] referred to as me… I believe additionally a giant factor was he requested [pardon czar] Alice Johnson, ‘Is that this a commutation or is that this a full pardon?’ And he or she stated, 'As of now, it is only a commutation.' He goes, 'Nope, nope. We'll give them a full pardon. Give these individuals get their lives again, and I used to be simply in complete shock."

Trump's landslide victory final November was Savannah's solely hope of seeing her dad and mom come house from jail. She had been advocating for his or her launch since they went to jail in January 2023, and reached out to Trump for a pardon earlier this yr after their conviction was upheld by a three-judge panel final summer season.

Todd additionally stated he acknowledged the importance of Trump's 2024 victory, and everybody round him in jail started "screaming and yelling" when he was declared the winner.

"They knew, they felt of 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 referred to as Savannah to verify the information.

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Julie, alternatively, was advised that her identify had simply been uttered on the information, so she referred to as Savannah to see what had occurred. After a few makes an attempt, Savannah lastly answered.

"She stated, ‘He did it. He signed it,’ and I simply began busting out crying. Everybody was trying round, after which I simply hung up. I used to be so nervous that I simply hung up. It was the craziest factor and everyone was simply taking a look at me as a result of, sadly, many of the information that you just get in jail is unhealthy information, so that they're like, ‘Are you okay?’ I am like, 'I'm, I am getting out of right here…' it was simply unreal," Julie recalled.