Jimmy Kimmel Roasts Trump for Pardoning Reality Stars Todd and Julie Chrisley: The ‘Real Reason' Is Because Their ‘Daughter Is Good Looking' And Supports Him
Jimmy Kimmel latest gripe against Donald Trump is his decision to pardon reality stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who headlined the USA Network series 'Chrisley Knows Best' for years before being convicted of tax evasion and bank fraud in 2022.
'You know, the real reason Trump released the Chrisleys is because, A, their daughter's good looking, and B, she spoke in support of him last year at the RNC,' Kimmel said during his May 28 late night monologue. 'Turns out that was a savvy move. President Trump didn't just commute their sentences. He gave them a full, unconditional pardon.'
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Todd and Julie Chrisley's daughter, Savannah, is an outspoken Trump supporter on social media. She reacted to the news of her parents' pardon in a video post in which she said: 'Thank you, President Trump, and I vow to stand next to you and your administration in exposing the corruption and continue fighting for the men and women that are in prison.'
Kimmel fired back: 'Cool, we'll get you a flight on the next ticket to El Salvador.'
'You know, Joe Exotic is livid today,' Kimmel added, referring to the viral subject of Netflix's 'Tiger King' documentary. 'He has been begging Trump for a pardon for quite some time, and now they got it instead… He's so desperate, he is now begging Khloe Kardashian to ask Kim Kardashian to ask Donald Trump to help him get out of jail. Being alive in 2025, it's like always being on mushrooms.'
In June 2022, Todd and Julie Chrisley were found guilty of falsifying documents to defraud Atlanta banks out of more than $30 million through fraudulent loans. They also hid millions of dollars they earned from their reality show from the IRS, a federal jury found. Todd Chrisley was sentenced to 12 years in prison while Julie was sentenced to serve seven. Before Trump's pardon, the couple was supposed to stay in prison for another three to seven years.
Trump, who said in a video post that Todd and Julie had received a 'a pretty harsh treatment' for their crimes, reached out to Savannah Chrisley ahead of the pardon and told her: '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. We'll try getting it done tomorrow. I don't know them, but give them my regards and wish them a good life.'
In his latest monologue, Kimmel also called out Trump for some of his other ridiculous pardons as of late.
'He also granted clemency to a man convicted of tax evasion a month after his mom dropped a million bucks at a fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago,' Kimmel said. 'Paul Walczak was an executive at a nursing home [who] withheld more than $10 million from the paychecks of the nurses, doctors, and others who worked at his facilities, and used that money to buy a $2 million yacht and a bunch of stuff at Bergdorf's and Cartier.'
'So he's good. He's a good guy,' Kimmel joked. 'When [Walczak] was sentenced, the judge told him there's 'no get-out-of-jail-free card for the rich. And he was right: the card costs a million dollars and is to be delivered in person by his mommy.'Best of Variety
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