Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley have been released from prison after being pardoned by President Donald Trump. Their daughter Savannah Chrisley is extremely thankful, and sees Trump’s pardon as evidence that he “is truly giving everyone a chance at a better life.”
On Wednesday, May 28, 2025, Savannah, 27, picked up her dad from the Federal Prison Camp Pensacola in Florida. While waiting outside, she spoke to reporters about Trump’s pardon. In an apparent expression of her gratitude, she sported pink MAGA gear.
According to footage obtained by TMZ, she praised the president for caring about people. She recalled feeling surprised when she received a call from Trump. “It truly was just a human-to-human interaction,” she told reporters, per People. “Yes, he is our president, but he’s also a person with a heart who loves people.”
She added that Trump gives her “hope.”
“I was just in such shock and in such awe that the president himself called me and took the time to let me know that my family was coming back together,” she said.
In November 2022, Todd was sentenced to 12 years in prison, while Julie was sentenced to seven years. The Chrisley Knows Best stars were convicted for federal tax evasion and fraud crimes.
Though Savannah praised Trump for giving “everyone” a second chance regardless of whether or not they’re “wealthy,” she also noted that Trump told her that she and her family members “don’t look like terrorists.”
Per the New York Post, Savannah told NewsNation that Trump believed her parents were treated “unfairly.”
“He did say, he was like, ‘You know, you guys don’t look like terrorists,’” she said. “But he just said that their sentences were outrageous and they were treated unfairly from everyone that he has spoken to, and that he wanted to bring my parents home and not just grant them a commutation, but he wanted to give them a full pardon as well.”
Even before Trump pardoned her parents, Savannah was a vocal Trump supporter. She previously claimed that she “lost some deals” because she supported Trump.
Her parents’ arrest only prompted her to become more politically engaged. She told the publication that she previously believed that “bad people go to prison,” but after her parents were sentenced, she realized that the criminal justice system is “broken.”
