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Todd Chrisley, Julie Chrisley Detail Reunion After 28 Months in Prison
Originally appeared on E! Online Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley found strength in one another. The couple reflected on meeting for the first time in 28 months after being pardoned by President Donald Trump amid their respective prison sentences. 'It was surreal,' Julie explained on a clip from the June 28 episode of My View With Lara Trump. 'People have asked, 'Was it weird? Was it awkward?' It really wasn't.' Todd didn't feel so far from his wife of 28 years, despite serving his 12-year sentence in Florida while Julie was serving her seven-year sentence in Kentucky. 'I was never away from her because she was in my spirit the entire time,' he explained to Trump's daughter-in-law Lara Trump. 'I thought of her every second of my day. So, when I hugged her the first time, it was like I was home.' 'It was not like I had been missing,' he continued. 'I knew I was coming home to the same woman that I left. Now, when I say the same, I'm talking about in my heart spiritually.' More from E! Online Jeff Bezos's Fiancée Lauren Sánchez Wears Jaw-Dropping Snatched Waist Look to Wedding Welcome Party Katy Perry Reveals Her 'Mood' Amid Orlando Bloom Breakup Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Son Justin Combs Accused of Orchestrating Gang Rape in New Lawsuit The 56-year-old—who shares Chase Chrisley, 28, Savannah Chrisley, 27, Grayson Chrisley, 18, and Chloe Chrisley, 11, with Julie, as well as Lindsie Chrisley, 35, and Kyle Chrisley, 33, with ex-wife Teresa Terry—acknowledged that life will likely be different than when they first entered prison. He added, 'We have changed, and if we did not change in these 28 months, it would have been wasted.' As the patriarch begins a new chapter with his family, he's still standing by his innocence. After all, he vehemently denied committing tax evasion and wire fraud, which he and Julie were convicted of in 2022. 'I would have remorse if it was something that I did,' Todd said during a May press conference. 'The corruption that went on in our case is going to continue to unfold.' E! News reached out to the Department of Justice at the time of the press conference, but the agency declined to comment. While Todd continues to emphasize his innocence, he knows it was Savannah's advocacy that ultimately led to their release. "She has fought a long fight, and for any parent to see their child fight this hard, it's a double-edged sword,' he said at the podium. 'It's a blessing, and then your heart breaks because your child has been placed in that position to fight for you, when, as a parent, you're supposed to fight for your children." For a closer look at Todd and Julie's legal battle, keep reading. Indicted on Tax Evasion and Other ChargesTodd and Julie Found GuiltySentenced to Multiple Years in PrisonStarting Their SentencesNo ContactTodd Details Filthy Prison ConditionsSavannah Chrisley Speaks OutJulie's Prison Sentence OverturnedA Tearful ApologyPresident Donald Trump Pardons the Chrisleys For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News App
Daily Mail
2 days ago
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- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Todd Chrisley said God appeared to him in a dream with a message about Trump during his first night in prison
Todd Chrisley detailed his harrowing first night serving time in prison during a sit-down interview this week with first daughter-in-law Lara Trump. President Donald Trump announced last month that he had pardoned reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, the Chrisley Knows Best stars who were convicted in 2022 on federal bank and tax evasion charges. Todd Chrisley started serving his sentence on January 17, 2023. 'I remember going in and that night, I was so angry with God and that night when the lights went out, I literally cried myself to sleep because it's the first time Julie and I have ever been away from each other since we had been married,' the Chrisley patriarch told Trump. 'I'd never not been in that house when my kids woke up in the morning or when they went to bed at night,' Chrisley recalled. He was sentenced to 12 years - which was later knocked down to 10 - and served time at the Pensacola Federal Prison Camp in Florida, while wife Julie was imprisoned three states away at the Federal Medical Center Lexington in Kentucky. 'And I just said, God, why?' Chrisley continued. 'I've tried to be a loyal and faithful servant.' 'Why are you allowing this to happen? You know these things are not true,' he said. Prosecutors pushed that the Chrisleys had used false documents and exaggerated financial statements to secure more than $30 million in loans, which they used to fund their lavish lifestyle, which was on full display on their reality TV show that went on for 10 seasons. 'And in my dream, God came to me and he said that I have planted you where I need you and when you leave, they will rise,' Chrisley recounted. 'I look back on that dream now and I now understand when he said "when you leave they will rise" because they're rising through President Trump,' the former reality TV star said. 'So I am grateful for that.' President Trump had never met the Chrisleys but daughter Savannah spent two and a half years making a push for her parents release - immersing herself in the MAGAverse. The 27-year-old became a fixture in MAGAworld as she worked toward getting her parents a pardon by the Republican commander-in-chief. She attended the 2024 Republican National Convention and the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference - both events where Trump was the headliner and aides and allies were everywhere. Savannah also appeared on the sidelines of this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner, which took place in late April, shmoozing with a number of Washingtonians. On May 27, Trump called Savannah from the Oval Office to inform her that he decided to pardon her reality star parents. 'That's a terrible thing, that's a terrible thing,' the president told Savannah. 'But it's a great thing because your parents are going to be free and clean and I hope we can do it by tomorrow, is that OK?' 'I don't know them, but give them my regards,' Trump also said. 'Wish them a good life.' Savannah can be heard on the phone thanking the president and telling him her brother Grayson was on the line too. Grayson, a 19-year-old student at the University of Alabama, piped up: 'Mr. President, I just want to say thank you for bringing my parents back.' 'Yeah, well, they were given a pretty harsh treatment from what I'm hearing,' Trump said. Both Savannah and Grayson appeared alongside their parents for the Lara Trump interview. The full-length interview with the Chrisley family will air as part of her show My View with Lara Trump on Fox News Channel Saturday night at 9 p.m. ET.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Todd Chrisley's son Chase predicted drastic change his mom Julie would do after prison release
Todd and Julie Chrisley 's son says he knew what massive transformation his mother would go under after her pardon from US President Donald Trump and release from prison. Chase Chrisley, 29, revealed that he knew that his 52-year-old mom would go back to dyeing her hair back to platinum blonde. Julie became unrecognizable during her time in prison as it went back to her natural brunette color with big parts of it turning grey. Chase told People that he knew she would go back to her signature blonde locks in no time as he said: 'I knew she wasn't going to keep it the same.' The reality star also revealed that his dad Todd, 56, who also was released from prison, made a joke about his wife's hair color. Chase explained his dad's reaction: 'He said, "This would be the first time in my life I've ever been with a brunette."' He previously told Entertainment Tonight last month that he had encouraged his mother to bleach her hair. Chase said: 'I'm like, "Mama, we gotta go back platinum blonde."' This comes as his parents recently looked back on the life-changing pardons that freed them from federal prisons last month. In an upcoming interview with President Trump 's daughter-in-law Lara Trump for Fox News that was shared Tuesday via TMZ, Julie revealed how she was overcome by tears after her daughter Savannah called her with the news that she had received a presidential pardon after being convicted in 2022 of federal bank fraud and tax evasion charges. Todd also shared his reaction to the news, which was hilariously distinct from the response of his wife Julie, who showed off her standard blond locks after debuting a shocking jail makeover shortly after her release. The convicted fraudsters were joined by their two youngest children: 27-year-old Savannah — who has publicly proclaimed their innocence and advocated for their pardon for years — and their 19-year-old son Grayson, who had picked up Julie from prison after her pardon. Among the couple's missing children were their 35-year-old daughter Lindsie, who has been estranged from her family members, and Kyle, 33, who has also been estranged from his father but admitted he was 'ecstatic' to learn of his parents' pardon. Curiously, the family's middle child, 29-year-old Chase, was also nowhere to be seen during the triumphant interview. Julie revealed how she was overcome by tears after her daughter Savannah called her with the news that she had received a presidential pardon after being convicted in 2022 of federal bank fraud and tax evasion charges; pictured in a publicity still for Chrisley Knows Best In the interview, Julie recounted calling her daughter from prison and hearing Savannah shout, 'He did it! He signed [the pardon]!' Julie said she 'started busting out crying' after hearing those words. She added that everyone around the phone started staring at her emotional outburst, and it a fit of nervous she 'just hung up' on her daughter. 'It was the craziest thing, and everyone was just looking at me,' Julie said to laughter from her family and the host. She added that 'most of the news that you get in prison is bad news,' so people around her feared for the worst at the sight of her tears and began to ask her if she was all right after her fateful phone call. Todd then shared his own hilarious disparate reaction, which concerned prison guards because of the lack of waterworks. 'This guy stops me and he goes, "Man, I think you just got pardoned." And I said, "Yeah, OK." And I just kept right on walking,' Todd admitted. He said a corrections officer later approached him to ask if he was 'good' due to the bizarre lack of emotion he showed. 'I said, "As good as I can be." And he said, "Todd, you just got pardoned. They sent me down here to make sure you're OK." And I said, "Well they don't need to be worrying about me now. Hell, if I'm pardoned, I'm great."' But Todd took a more serious tone as he went on to say that his family owed 'thanks to God' for facilitating the pardon and leading President Trump to show them mercy. 'I'm grateful, because every night I would pray that God would return me home to my wife and my children,' he added in a low voice. 'And He did that, so I'm grateful.' Unlike his older siblings, Chase has apparently maintained a solid relationship with his parents like his two younger siblings. But he has seemingly been missing in action from the post-pardon celebrations that his family has engaged in. Earlier this year, Chase ran into trouble with the law when he was arrested after an alleged bar fight. According to a police report, he 'became really drunk' at a bar in Atlanta, Georgia, and 'started to act very disrespectful and belligerent.' When the bar manager asked him to leave because of his behavior, Chase allegedly ' slapped' the manager twice in the face. Chase has been oddly absent from his family's post-release celebrations. In January, he was arrested for assault for an alleged bar fight, and in late March he celebrated nearly a month of sobriety. He leaned into promoting her new non-alcoholic seltzer earlier this month His attorneys subsequently denied the details in the report, claiming that 'He did not assault anyone' and alleging that he was 'calling a driver to take him home' and 'trying to close out his tab and leave' before the alleged incident. In the wake of his arrest, Chase announced on March 29 that he was 'Almost one month alcohol free' and 'feeling better than I have in years.' He has also gone all out to promote his new non-alcoholic seltzer this month. After a nearly three-week jury trial, Todd and Julie were convicted in June 2022 of conspiring to defraud banks in the Atlanta, Georgia area out of more than $30 million in personal loans by submitting false documents. They were also found guilty of wire fraud and tax evasion, obscuring their earnings while showcasing a luxurious lifestyle with expensive cars and designer clothes. After years of advocating for her parents' pardon, Savannah showed fealty to President Trump by transforming into a 'MAGA Barbie' with a hot-pink Trump-supporting outfit when she announced her parents' pardons on May 28. 'President Trump signed the pardons at around 3pm this afternoon and it's all due to President Trump, Alice Johnson, Ed Martin, all of them,' she told the crowd. 'They have truly just shown up and looked at [Todd and Julie's] case with a fine-tooth comb and they've seen the corruption.' After her call with Trump, Savannah said she arrived at her dad's prison in Pensacola at 2 in the morning on Wednesday and has been waiting there since. 'I have not gone to sleep. I did not bring any clothes with me. I did not bring a toothbrush with me. I brought absolutely nothing with me,' she revealed with a laugh. 'I'm just a daughter that wants to take my dad home with me.' When asked what Todd and Julie's reactions were to Trump's pardon, Savannah said that he was initially in total disbelief. 'They didn't believe it. [The pardon] literally came out of nowhere. As I said before, I was walking into the grocery store when I got the call from the president,' she explained. 'I was just in such shock and such awe that the president himself called me and took the time to let me know that my family's coming back together.' Savannah said that her and Trump's entire correspondence was captured 'on video' and that he had called to let her know that he was 'reuniting [her] family.' According to TMZ, production has already started on a new reality show for the Chrisleys, and a camera crew followed both Savannah and Grayson as they traveled to pick up their parents from prison. The couple's shock release will be a major storyline for the new show, according to members of the production. However, the show will be missing out on one particularly dramatic moment, as Trump's unexpected phone call to Savannah was reportedly not captured by Lifetime's camera crew.
The Independent
3 days ago
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- The Independent
Julie Chrisley was ‘busting out crying' when she learned Trump had pardoned her: ‘God touched President Trump's heart'
Julie Chrisley recalled 'busting out crying' after learning she and her husband, Todd, would be receiving pardons from President Donald Trump. In a segment from Fox News' My View with Lara Trump, the Chrisley Knows Best stars shared their reactions to learning they wouldn't have to complete their 2022 sentences for tax evasion and bank fraud. The full episode is set to air this Saturday (June 28). 'I called Savannah one more time, and she said, 'He did it, he signed it,'' she said, referring to their 27-year-old daughter. 'And I just started busting out crying. And everyone was looking around, and then I just hung up. I was so nervous, I just hung up.' The reality stars and their children, Savannah and Grayson, gave their first interview post-pardoning with Lara Trump, who is also President Trump's daughter-in-law. Todd said a fellow inmate was who told him the news, which he initially didn't believe until a corrections officer confirmed what he heard. "He came by, and he goes, 'Are you good?' And I said, 'As good as I can be.' And he said, 'Todd, you just got pardoned. They sent me down here to make sure you're OK.' And I said, 'Well, they don't need to be worrying about me now. Hell, if I'm pardoned, I'm great,'" Todd said. 'We owe thanks to God. And I say - and God touched President Trump's heart God led the people to advocate for us,' he added. 'And so, I'm grateful because every night I would pray that God would return me home to my wife and my children. And he did that, so I'm grateful.' Todd and Julie Chrisley, both longtime Trump supporters, were found guilty of conspiring to defraud community banks out of more than $30 million in fraudulent loans in 2022. Prosecutors said the couple walked away from their responsibility for repayment when Todd Chrisley declared bankruptcy. They also were found guilty of tax evasion and conspiring to defraud the IRS, and Julie Chrisley was convicted of wire fraud and obstruction of justice. Julie Chrisley was sentenced to seven years in federal prison, while her husband got 12 years behind bars. Both of their sentences were later reduced. The couple maintained their innocence during a press conference in May that was held shortly after their release. They will make their reality TV return with a new series on Lifetime, which will showcase the trial and its impacts on their family. 'We're going to set the record straight, and now we move forward with our lives,' their daughter, Savannah, said. The full interview is set to air at 9 p.m. Saturday, June 28, on My View with Lara Trump.
Fox News
3 days ago
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- Fox News
Prosecutors Drop Key Testimony in Diddy Trial
Prosecutors pull back on key testimony in Diddy's federal trial just before closing arguments. Julie and Todd Chrisley react emotionally after learning about a full pardon granted by President Trump. Justin Baldoni's legal team abandons plans to refile against Blake Lively. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit FOX News Radio
