{"id":2439820,"date":"2025-05-28T10:08:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T14:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-issuing-new-pardons-this-time-saving-reality-tv-family-from-slammer\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T10:08:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T14:08:47","slug":"trump-issuing-new-pardons-this-time-saving-reality-tv-family-from-slammer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-issuing-new-pardons-this-time-saving-reality-tv-family-from-slammer\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Issuing New Pardons, This Time Saving Reality TV Family from Slammer"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-issuing-new-pardons-this-time-saving-reality-tv-family-from-slammer%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2439820&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>on a recent Tuesday, former President Donald Trump announced plans to issue new pardons, specifically for todd and Julie Chrisley, prominent figures from teh reality TV show &#8220;chrisley Knows best.&#8221; The declaration came through a phone call Trump made to their daughter, Savannah Chrisley, as captured in a viral video. Todd and Julie Chrisley were convicted in 2022 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prison-responds-to-reality-tv-star-todd-chrisleys-claims-about-filthy-conditions-starving-inmates\/\" title=\"Prison dismisses reality TV star ... ...&#039;s claims of &#039;filthy&#039; conditions and &#039;starving&#039; inmates\">charges including bank fraud<\/a> and tax evasion, with todd sentenced to 12 years and Julie to 7 years in prison. Trump hinted that the pardons could be granted as soon as the following Wednesday. the Chrisleys&#8217; daughter has been a supporter of Trump, raising awareness about her parents&#8217; legal troubles and advocating for their pardon. Along with the Chrisleys, trump issued a pardon to former sheriff Scott Howard Jenkins, emphasizing the need to address what he described as excessive prosecution by the Biden management.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>So&hellip; does Donald know best, now?<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-sends-serious-threat-putin-yet-one-day-calling-crazy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Donald Trump<\/a> said that he will be issuing new pardons, including some for a particularly (in)famous pair of reality television stars.<\/p>\n<p>In a viral video posted by Trump communications advisor Margo Martin, Trump was seen giving a phone call to reality television star and Republican social media influencer Savannah Pressley.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>To let her know that her parents, co-stars of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alec-baldwin-pitches-his-family-for-reality-television-series\/\" title=\"Alec Baldwin pitches his family for reality television series\">reality television series<\/a> &#038;ldquo<\/a>;Chrisley Knows Best,&rdquo; were about to be pardoned.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>You can watch the viral video for yourself below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING!<\/p>\n<p>President Trump calls <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_ItsSavannah_?\">@_ItsSavannah_<\/a> to inform her that he will be granting full pardons to her parents, Todd and Julie Chrisley!<\/p>\n<p>Trump Knows Best! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j5WPMOOQ7L\">pic.twitter.com\/j5WPMOOQ7L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MargoMartin47\/status\/1927470034688839944?\">May 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As their daughter found out via phone call with the Oval Office, Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were headline acts on the reality television series that aired from 2014 to 2023, will be getting full pardons from the president.<\/p>\n<p>Trump suggested the pardons could come as soon as Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Todd and Julie Chrisley were hit with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/reality-stars-find-punishment-found-guilty-numerous-federal-crimes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a litany of charges in 2022<\/a>, including bank fraud and tax evasion.<\/p>\n<p>(As the Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-pardon-julie-todd-chrisley-reality-tv-2f79831f142de44b36922ebdbc959f04\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a>, one issue with presenting an aggressively lavish lifestyle in public, as the Chrisley family did, is that it puts your taxes under extra scrutiny.)<\/p>\n<p>Julie was ultimately sentenced to seven years in prison, while Todd was sentenced to 12.<\/p>\n<p>Now, it seems unlikely either Chrisley will see much more time behind bars.<\/p>\n<p>As for Savannah, she has been showing up on GOP radar for a couple of years now, despite the legal situation that was hounding her parents.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, thanks to her, this very scenario being reported was a talking point nearly a year ago:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Savannah Chrisley talks about rogue prosecutors targeting her parents and her support for President Trump. Should Trump pardon her parents when reelected? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VvCcxpwQeM\">pic.twitter.com\/VvCcxpwQeM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; &bull; &#5616;IS&#5205;&#5500;I&#5620;&#5556; &trade; &bull; (@4Mischief) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4Mischief\/status\/1813435016011018725?\">July 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Savannah Chrisley talks about rogue prosecutors targeting her parents and her support for President Trump,&rdquo; one X user posted on July 17, 2024. &ldquo;Should Trump pardon her parents when reelected?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump did actually issue one pardon on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/pardon\/media\/1401641\/dl?inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According<\/a> to the Department of Justice, Trump issued a full pardon for Scott Howard Jenkins, an ex-sheriff who was convicted on bribery charges.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, however, argued that Jenkins is &ldquo;a victim of an overzealous Biden Department of Justice,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/05\/27\/trump-pardon-sheriff-bribery-fraud-conviction-virginia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to Axios.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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