Todd Chrisley hits out CNN as he thanks Trump while breaking silence after pardon
Todd Chrisley and his daughter,
Savannah Chrisley
, spoke at a press conference on Friday, May 30.
The reality television star
and his wife, Julie Chrisley, were convicted in 2022 of conspiring to defraud Atlanta-area banks of more than $30 million by
submitting false documents and tax evasion
. Todd was sentenced to 12 years while Julie got seven, and the couple was ordered to pay $17.8 million in restitution.
However,
Donald Trump
pardoned the couple this week. Trump broke the news to Savannah with a call from the oval office telling her he "freed" her parents from incarceration. In a video posted to the White House's account on X, formally known as Twitter, Trump is seen telling Savannah over the phone, "It's a terrible thing, 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." The couple were then released the next day.
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After Todd and Julie's release, Todd and Savannah held a press conference at the Kimpton Aertson Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. "We woke up today and they're still at home its such a dream," Savannah said. "I'm so grateful, obviously, to the administration, President Trump."
Savannah lobbied for her parents Julie and Todd's freedom
(Image: NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
She added that Trump was not in the business of giving "favors," and felt grateful as they hope to move on to reforming the prison system. Todd then took the podium, stating, "I want to thank first and foremost my lord and savior because that got me through it," before moving on to thank Trump.
Todd then thanked his daughter for continuously fighting for his pardon, telling her, "I will always be grateful to you from the bottom of my heart." He added that his experience in prison included hearing "horrific stories" about what was going on and wrongful convictions.
"I will continue to expose the injustices that happen there and the Bureau of Prisons," he continued. "We are blessed to be coming back to television we have a much bigger story to tell now."
The press conference then turned into a Q&A session, where members of the press asked questions to the father and daughter. One reporter asked if Todd had any remorse, to which he cheekily responded, "You must be CNN."
He then added, "I would have remorse if it was something that I did."
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