Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley are released from federal prison after receiving Trump pardons

By Dakin Andone, Mark Morales, Bill Kirkos

(CNN) — The reality show couple Todd and Julie Chrisley were released from federal custody on Wednesday, a day after they were pardoned by President Donald Trump following their 2022 convictions for fraud and tax crimes.

Todd Chrisley was serving a 12-year prison sentence in Pensacola and is headed home to Nashville, according to a statement released Wednesday evening by Litson PLLC, a law firm representing the Chrisleys. Julie Chrisley, meanwhile, was sentenced to seven years and has been held at a facility in Lexington, Kentucky.

The “Chrisley Knows Best” couple was sentenced for conspiracy to defraud banks out of more than $30 million and was also found guilty of several tax crimes, including attempting to defraud the Internal Revenue Service.

Both had maintained their innocence and were in the process of appealing their convictions when their daughter, Savannah Chrisley, received a call from the president on Tuesday, informing her that her parents would receive full pardons.

“It’s a terrible thing,” Trump told her, according to a video shared on X by a White House advisor. “But it’s a great thing because your parents are going to be free and clean, and hopefully we can do it by tomorrow (Wednesday).”

Savannah Chrisley spoke at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in July. Chrisley also helped campaign for Trump as part of “Team Trump’s Women Tour.” She recently appeared on Lara Trump’s Fox News program to discuss her parents’ plight.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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