The reality TV show couple who starred in “Chrisley Knows Best” will seek a pardon from president Trump after being convicted in a scheme to defraud banks out of millions of dollars.
Todd and Julie Chrisley were convicted in 2022 for a plot to defraud Atlanta banks out of more than $30 million. Todd ended up being sentenced to 12 years in prison, while his wife was slapped with seven.
“They believe that the president will seriously consider pardoning both Julie and Todd Chrisley as a result of the unfair treatment they received in the criminal justice system,” Jay Surgent, an attorney for the pair, told NBC News.
Surgent said the irregularities in the federal investigation into the Chrisleys had violated their constitutional rights.
Since returning to office, President Trump has made it clear that he is open to granting clemency for individuals he believes have been railroaded by a weaponized federal justice system. This most notably included more than 1,500 pardons and commutations for convictions related to the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol during the last days of his first term.
Trump has also floated a pardon to Mayor Eric Adams, who has widely suggested his federal indictment was initiated after he spoke up about migrant issues in NYC.
Surgent said the pardon request would be submitted on behalf of the Chrisleys to the administration within four months.
The Chrisleys are all passionate Trump supporters, and the issue of clemency has been simmering for years. Their daughter Savannah Chrisley spoke at the Republican convention in Milwaukee in 2024, making a passionate plea for her parents case.
“Due to our public profile and conservative beliefs, they accused my parents of fraud, when really we were defrauded by a dishonest business partner,” she said — adding that the family had been “persecuted by rogue prosecutors.”
“Chrisley Knows Best” aired on the USA Network from 2014 to 2023 and focused on the lives of the Chrisleys — a wealthy southern family.
