The Chrisley Family Have Suffered Enough and President Trump Made the Right Call

Twitchy ^ | 05/28/2025 | Justmindy

[Kid Shelleen]

On May 27, 2025, President Donald Trump announced he would pardon Todd and Julie Chrisley, stars of the reality TV show Chrisley Knows Best. Known for their Southern charm, witty banter, and tight-knit family, the Chrisleys captured the hearts of millions. As outspoken conservatives and Trump supporters—a rarity in entertainment—they faced federal charges in 2022 for bank fraud and tax evasion, accused of defrauding Atlanta-area banks out of over $30 million and evading taxes. Todd received a 12-year sentence, and Julie was sentenced to seven years, with a combined $17.8 million in restitution. Their daughter, Savannah, has tirelessly advocated for their release, arguing they were unfairly targeted due to their high profile and political beliefs.

[CletusVanDamme]

Always thought he was a, well, you know.

[The Duke]

"The article doesn’t say. And unfortunately I can’t trust the federal prosecutors and judge to do the right thing."

Same here. I'd believe Putin before I would believe the members of America's judicial system.

[alexander_busek]

You can defraud a bank for $30 million and only have to pay restitution of $17.8 million?

You can be convicted of "defrauding a bank of 'X' number of dollars" because you, e.g., overvalued some property which you had put up as collateral for a loan. Even if you paid back the loan in full and on time. Merely because someone later claims, "Hey, you overvalued the property you had put up as collateral for that loan, you dirty cheat!"

Just ask President Trump!

Regards,

[griswold3]

Of course the financial institution did their due diligence and used comps etc to determine current values of the collateral, right?