MAGA barbie Savannah Chrisley shares heartwarming first hug with father Todd after prison release
Reality Star Savannah Chrisley took to Instagram Sunday to celebrate her first Father's Day in years with her dad Todd Chrisley.
The 27-year-old reality start and influencer celebrated her reunion with her father, who was was pardoned by President Donald Trump last month.
Savannah told 3.1 million followers on the social media site, "Father's Day looks a little different these days,' with a hysterical emoji.
Savannah wrapped up in saying, 'I sure do. Love you, daddy!! God is good!!'
Savannah accompanied the holiday post with footage of herself and Todd, 56, leaving a jail facility in Florida, where he had been in custody and connection with his and wife Julie's 2022 bank fraud and tax evasion convictions.
Savannah had worked tirelessly on behalf of her parents after they went into custody.
Todd, 55, and Julie, 52, were found guilty by a Georgia jury in November of 2022 of accusations of tax evasion and more than $30 million in bank fraud.
Todd and Julie were serving a collective 17 years in custody - Todd is serving a 12-year sentence, which was later reduced to 10 years, while Julie was serving a seven-year sentence - at prisons in Florida and Kentucky respectively.
They had been there for more than two years since beginning their sentences in January of 2023.
Savannah in February told People about her hopes to gain an audience with Trump, who she supported during the 2024 election cycle, speaking in July at the Republican National Convention.
'I know that I am going through the proper channels to do so,' the Atlanta native said of the pardon process. 'And I'm going to bring as much awareness to it as possible because these things should not happen.'
Savannah's statement came about three months after Dailymail.com exclusively reported the day after the election that Todd Chrisley had been 'jumping for joy in prison' over Trump's defeat of Democratic challenger Kamala Harris.
'Savannah truly believes that Trump will pardon her parents,' a source told Dailymail.com November 6.
The couple - who were initially indicted in August 2019 - said they were innocent of the crimes they were convicted of and had filed multiple appeals to have their sentences reversed.
Todd, 55, and Julie, 52, were found guilty by a Georgia jury in November of 2022 of accusations of tax evasion and more than $30 million in bank fraud
Savannah said that she planned to inform Trump about the 'corruption in Fulton County,' Georgia and 'how the judge handled the case' in asking for the pardons.
The argument might hit home for the president, who repeatedly accused Georgia officials of corruption in his January 2, 2021 phone call to state election officials.
In the infamous call, the president asked election officials to 'find 11,780 votes' in his favor in the 2020 presidential election.
Savannah told People her family 'stood in the truth' and 'stood in what we knew to be the truth' but were ultimately let down by a broken legal system that left her family in a state of shock after her parents were convicted and sentenced.
'We just saw all of it and we're like, "There's no way. There's no way it's going to end this way,"' Savannah said. 'But, it did.'
The Chrisley Knows Best star told the outlet of how the the family's problems have impacted her, as she has taken over the role of legal guardian of her siblings Grayson, 18, and Chloe, 12, when she was 25.
'I think that I've gone through a lot of s*** in my life, I really have,' Savannah told the outlet. 'And I've gone through a lot of things that I've never even publicly spoken about.
'When you fight silent battles, resilience just comes. When you fight silent battles, there was no one that was there for you.'
The Unlocked with Savannah Chrisley podcast host explained how she has become more resilient with age, wisdom and life experience.
'Whether you didn't allow someone to be there for you, or whether you just didn't have people there, you just learned to pick yourself up,' she said.
Savannah told the outlet that her father Todd 'was a constant encourager' who imbued her with an upbeat attitude ready to take on all challenges life presents.
'I come from a place [where] my dad was very much just like, "Come on, we can do this. We can do this. You can do anything a man can do, if not better,"' Savannah said.
Savannah said that her ability to bounce back from adversity comes from 'having that encouragement' from her loved ones.
'Also, knowing that I don't ever want to give up, and I want to give my future children something to look at and be proud of,' Savannah told the outlet. 'I have such a fight mentality in me. I'm a Leo to its core. So, I just don't give up.'
In November, a source told Dailymail.com that Savannah had been tirelessly working to free her parents over the past few years, spurring her appearance at the RNC.
'Ever since they were convicted she has spent every waking hour campaigning to free them and when she found the loophole through the RNC she jumped on it,' the source said.
Savannah 'took that stage in the hope of seeing her parents walk out of jail and it will likely happen' and was 'gloating' over Trump's election day dominance.
The source added that 'everyone is just hoping that she stops going on' in her efforts to upend the legal decisions, but it is clear she is moving forward.
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