Savannah Chrisley Shares Emotional Response to Her Parents Being Pardoned
Savannah Chrisley shared her gratitude and “speechless” reaction after learning that President Donald Trump planned to pardon her parents, former “Chrisley Knows Best” reality stars Todd and Julie Chrisley.
Savannah Chrisley, 27, posted an Instagram video on May 27 in which she thanked Trump while wearing a white “Make America Great Again” hat and reacting tearfully to her parents coming home.
“Oh my goodness. We are freaking out over here,” she said. “I have shed so many tears. The president called me personally as I was walking into Sam’s Club and notified me that he was signing pardon paperwork for both of my parents.”
Trump was seen calling Savannah Chrisley to inform that he planned to pardon their parents, according to a video posted on X on May 27 by White House aide Margo Martin.
Savannah recounted the call in her Instagram video.
“So both my parents are coming home tonight or tomorrow, and I still don’t believe it’s real,” she said. “I’m freaking out. The fact that the president called me, I will forever be grateful for President Trump, his administration, and everyone along the way, all of my lawyers, the people who put in countless hours and effort and love for my family to make sure that my parents got home.”
A jury convicted Julie and Todd Chrisley of fraud and tax evasion in 2022, and the couple began serving their sentences in separate prisons in January 2023.
Todd Chrisley was sentenced to serve 12 years at Federal Prison Camp Pensacola in Florida, and Julie Chrisley was sentenced to seven years at Federal Medical Center Lexington in Kentucky.
Savannah Chrisley said in her video that she was getting clothes ready for her parents and putting their rooms together for their return.
“I’m just speechless,” she said. “I can’t thank you guys enough for sticking with my family along the way, and for loving us and supporting us.
“We are so grateful to all of the political figures that I have come in contact with over the past 2½ years that believed in me and believed in my family. Thank you. It still doesn’t feel real.”
“My parents are getting their lives back,” she added.
