{"id":2439955,"date":"2025-05-28T15:27:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T19:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-are-todd-and-julie-chrisley-and-why-did-trump-pardon-them-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T15:27:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T19:27:43","slug":"who-are-todd-and-julie-chrisley-and-why-did-trump-pardon-them-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-are-todd-and-julie-chrisley-and-why-did-trump-pardon-them-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are Todd and Julie Chrisley, and why did Trump pardon them? &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fwho-are-todd-and-julie-chrisley-and-why-did-trump-pardon-them-washington-examiner%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=2439955&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>Todd adn Julie Chrisley,reality TV stars known for their show &#8220;Chrisley Knows Best,&#8221; received pardons from President Donald trump after being convicted of tax evasion and bank fraud. Teh Chrisleys, who faced several counts related to defrauding banks and misusing loans for luxury expenditures, were sentenced to lengthy prison terms-12 years for Todd and 7 years for Julie.Their legal team had filed for the pardon, arguing they were unfairly targeted by what Trump refers to as a &#8220;weaponized&#8221; Justice Department under the Biden governance. Despite not personally knowing the Chrisleys, Trump was influenced by their daughter Savannah&#8217;s appeals for clemency. This pardon is part of a broader pattern where Trump has issued multiple pardons to individuals he believes were unfairly prosecuted.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Who are reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, and why did Trump pardon them?<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2074624\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> pardoned reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who are best known for their 10 seasons on <em>Chrisley Knows Best<\/em>, after they were convicted of tax evasion and bank fraud.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump issued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pardons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">clemency<\/a> to the couple on Tuesday as part of a broader effort to correct what Trump sees as the weaponization of the Justice Department under the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3421717\/pelosi-thinks-rahm-emanuel-will-run-president-2028\/\">Pelosi thinks Rahm Emanuel will run for president in 2028<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3420518\/biden-cover-up-talk-democrats-chance-break-party-leadership\/\">Biden cover-up talk gives Democrats chance to break with party leadership<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3419369\/democratic-party-credibility-tanks-catastrophic-level-biden-health-cover-up\/\">Democratic credibility tanks to &#8216;catastrophic&#8217; level with Biden health cover-up<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who are Todd and Julie Chrisley?<\/h2>\n<p>Todd and Julie Chrisley are <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >multimillionaire real estate tycoons based<\/a> in Atlanta, Georgia. <\/p>\n<p>Their reality TV series <em>Chrisley Knows Best<\/em> premiered in 2014 on the USA Network and follows their misadventures with their three grown children.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What were the Chrisleys&rsquo; crimes?<\/h2>\n<p>In 2022, the Chrisleys were convicted of eight counts of financial fraud and two counts of tax evasion. Todd Chrisley was sentenced to 12 years in prison, and Julie Chrisley was sentenced to seven years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The couple was found guilty of conspiring with a former business partner to defraud community banks in the Atlanta area and obtain more than $36 million in personal loans, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-ndga\/pr\/television-personalities-sentenced-years-federal-prison-fraud-and-tax-evasion\">th<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-ndga\/pr\/television-personalities-sentenced-years-federal-prison-fraud-and-tax-evasion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">e Justice Department.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Chrisleys, with the help of their former business partner, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reality-stars-convicted-of-bank-fraud-tax-evasion\/\" title=\"Reality Stars Convicted Of ..., ...\">submitted false bank statements<\/a>, audit reports, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reality-bites-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-chrisley-family-empire\/\" title=\"Reality Bites: The Rise And Fall Of The ... Family Empire\">personal financial statements<\/a> to Georgia community banks to obtain the loans,&rdquo; the Justice Department said. &ldquo;The Chrisleys spent the money on luxury cars, designer clothes, real estate, and travel &mdash; and used new fraudulent loans to pay back old ones.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The couple was also found guilty of attempting to defraud the Internal Revenue Service.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why are they being pardoned?<\/h2>\n<p>The Chrisleys&rsquo; legal team filed their legal request for a presidential pardon in February 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, who was also prosecuted by the Biden administration&rsquo;s Department of Justice, believes that the couple was &ldquo;unfairly targeted&rdquo; by the &ldquo;weaponized&rdquo; Biden DOJ.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[Trump is] always pleased to give well-deserving Americans a second chance, especially those who have been unfairly targeted and overly prosecuted by an unjust justice system,&rdquo; White House spokesman Harrison Fields said in a statement, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/politics-news\/trump-pardon-reality-tv-couple-convicted-federal-fraud-charges-rcna209349\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is their relationship to Trump?<\/h2>\n<p>While Trump does not know the Chrisleys personally, their daughter Savannah is a vocal supporter of the president. She called for Trump to pardon her parents during the 2024 Republican National Convention.<\/p>\n<p>Trump spoke with Savannah on the phone on Tuesday, sharing that he hoped to pardon her parents by Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Your parents are going to be free and clean,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;And I hope we&rsquo;re going to do it by tomorrow.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3423081\/todd-julie-chrisley-pardon-trump-clemency-acts-scrutiny\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRUMP TO PARDON REALITY TV STARS TODD AND JULIE CHRISLEY AS HIS CLEMENCY ACTS DRAW SCRUTINY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recent string of pardons for victims of &lsquo;weaponized Biden DOJ&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p>Since taking office, Trump has issued a slew of pardons for people he deemed victims of Justice Department weaponization, including 1,600 charged for their involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, he issued a pardon for Scott Jenkins, a former Virginia sheriff, who was sentenced to ten years in prison for accepting $75,000 in bribes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2074624\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2074624\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who are Todd and Julie Chrisley, and why did Trump pardon them?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2439956,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Todd-and-Julie-Chrisley--scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36238,56027,32383,56026,47002],"class_list":["post-2439955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-celebrity-news","tag-julie-chrisley","tag-reality-tv","tag-todd-chrisley","tag-trump-pardon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Todd-and-Julie-Chrisley--scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2439955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2439955"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2439955\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2439959,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2439955\/revisions\/2439959"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2439956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2439955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2439955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2439955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}