{"id":19030,"date":"2025-05-30T09:52:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T09:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=19030"},"modified":"2025-05-30T09:52:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T09:52:38","slug":"savannah-chrisley-speaks-out-about-president-trump-outside-prison-where-her-father-was-incarcerated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=19030","title":{"rendered":"Savannah Chrisley Speaks Out About President Trump Outside Prison Where Her Father Was Incarcerated"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Chrisleys are among the families fortunate enough to have their loved ones pardoned or granted commutations by the president since he took office.<\/p>\n

Savannah Chrisley is praising President Donald Trump following the release of her parents, Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were granted pardons after serving more than two years in federal prison.
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\nSavannah Chrisley speaks on stage on the second day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 16, 2024 | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n

The reality TV star didn\u2019t hold back her gratitude on May 28, addressing the media in a full press conference while dressed head to toe in bright pink MAGA gear. Standing under the Florida sun outside the prison, she tearfully said, \u201cI\u2019m just a daughter who wants to take my dad home with me.\u201d
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\nDonald had personally called Savannah and her brother, Grayson Chrisley, from the Oval Office on Tuesday, May 27, informing them of his plan to pardon their parents.
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\nGrayson, Julie, and Todd Chrisley on \u201cChrisley Knows Best,\u201d on March 17, 2016 | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n

On the call, Donald said, \u201cIt\u2019s a terrible thing, but it\u2019s a great thing because your parents are going to be free and clean. We\u2019ll try getting it done tomorrow, so give them \u2014 I don\u2019t know them \u2014 but give them my regards and wish them well. Wish them a good life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grayson\u2019s response was, \u201cMr. President, I just want to say thank you for bringing my parents back.\u201d Just a day later, the Chrisleys walked free, Todd from FPC Pensacola in Florida and Julie from a facility in Kentucky, with their sentences officially wiped out.
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\nTodd and Julie Chrisley arrive at the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards held at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 2, 2017 | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n

Savannah, who\u2019s been publicly campaigning for her parents\u2019 release since their convictions, was overcome with emotion as she spoke about the moment Donald called her. She recounted how the call came through just as she was walking into Sam\u2019s Club, catching her completely off guard.<\/p>\n

Donald told her that he was reuniting her family. Savannah described the conversation as \u201cjust a human to human interaction,\u201d adding, \u201cyes he is our president but he is also a person with a heart\u201d who genuinely cares about people.
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\nFaye, Lindsie Campbell, Grayson, Todd, Julie, Chase, and Savannah Chrisley on \u201cChrisley Knows Best,\u201d on March 17, 2016 | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n

She shared that her parents initially didn\u2019t believe the news, thinking it might be a mistake or a prank. During the call, Donald and Savannah\u2019s brother spoke about the president\u2019s recent commencement speech at the University of Alabama.<\/p>\n

The moment felt deeply personal for Savannah, who was visibly emotional and full of admiration. She also expressed her gratitude to Donald\u2019s pardon allies, including Alice Marie Johnson and Ed Martin, who briefly served as interim U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C.
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\nSavannah Chrisley departs after speaking on the second day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 16, 2024 | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n

Following the announcement, Savannah noted she received a wave of both support and criticism. Some people questioned how she secured the pardon, but she defended herself.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t have to do anything other than stand firm in my beliefs and convictions and fight for my parents and what was right,\u201d she explained.
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\nSavannah added, \u201cThis president has given people hope \u2014 hope in our future, hope in a brighter future, not just for the wealthy or those who\u2019ve campaigned for him. He has truly given everyone a chance at a better life, and for that I will forever be grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Savannah waited outside Todd\u2019s prison in Florida, her younger brother Grayson was in Kentucky to pick up their mother, Julie Chrisley. Todd and Julie, stars of the reality series \u201cChrisley Knows Best,\u201d were sentenced in November 2022 to 12 and seven years, respectively, after being convicted of fraud, tax evasion, and conspiracy.
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\nJulie, Savannah, and Todd Chrisley on \u201cHollywood Game Night\u201d on October 6, 2018 | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n

Savannah confirmed that the family has a new reality show in the works, one that will chronicle their legal battle and life post-pardon. \u201cWe\u2019re excited. This is \u2014 it\u2019s all God. We literally could not have done it. It\u2019s all God and President Trump,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

According to White House spokesperson Harrison Fields, Donald is \u201calways pleased to give well-deserving Americans a second chance, especially those who have been unfairly targeted and overly prosecuted by an unjust justice system.\u201d
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\nJulie and Todd Chrisley visit Hallmark\u2019s \u201cHome & Family\u201d at Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City, California, on June 18, 2018 | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n

Harrison also noted that Donald Trump believed the Chrisleys had received overly severe punishments. Federal prosecutors had accused the couple of submitting falsified financial documents to secure more than $36 million in personal loans from banks in the Atlanta area.
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\nJulie and Todd Chrisley on \u201cChrisley Knows Best,\u201d on August 17, 2020 | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n

The funds were reportedly used to finance a lavish lifestyle, including expensive cars and luxury travel. Additionally, the government alleged that they defrauded the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), dodging $500,000 in taxes owed by Todd, while earning millions from their reality show. They also reportedly failed to file tax returns or pay any taxes between 2013 and 2016.
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\nJulie and Todd Chrisley on \u201cChrisley Knows Best,\u201d on August 17, 2020 | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n

Alongside the Chrisleys, Donald granted clemency to another individual, former Virginia sheriff Scott Jenkins. In March, Scott was sentenced to a decade in prison for accepting over $75,000 in bribes in exchange for awarding auxiliary deputy sheriff positions to several Virginia businessmen.<\/p>\n

Donald claimed Scott and his family had suffered greatly at the hands of what he called a corrupt and politically motivated Justice Department under former President Joe Biden. This narrative has shaped many of Donald\u2019s clemency decisions since returning to office.
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\nScott Jenkins speaks to AFP during an interview at the Sheriff\u2019s Office in Culpeper, Virginia, on January 16, 2020 | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n

Since beginning his second term, Donald has pardoned or commuted the sentences of thousands, including around 1,500 individuals connected to the January 6 Capitol riot.\/By Olena Mosiichuk<\/p>\n

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