President Donald Trumpis pardoningToddandJulie Chrisleyof "Chrisley Knows Best" fame. In an X post May 27from spokesperson Margo Martin, Trump called the Chrisleys' middle daughter,Savannah Chrisley, to share the news of the impending release. "It's a great thing because your parents are going to be free and clean and I hope we can do it by tomorrow," Trump told the reality TV star and influencer, seated as his "pardon czar,"Alice Marie Johnson, stood next to him. USA TODAY has reached out to the Chrisley's attorney for comment. The Chrisley family rose to fame on their USA Network reality show, which chronicledtheir opulent lifestyleand family business in Atlanta and Nashville with their complicated family dynamics, which included estrangements with their two eldest children, Kyle and Lindsie Chrisley. Savannah Chrisley, seeking pardon forTodd and Julie Chrisley, films episode with Lara Trump The show drew in more than 2 million viewers by its eighth season and inspired spinoffs such as "Growing Up Chrisley" and "According to Chrisley." Julie Chrisley, 52, has been serving her seven-yearprison sentenceat the Federal Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. She previously had an expected release date of Jan. 8, 2028, according to a May 21, 2025, Bureau of Prisons record check. Todd Chrisley is serving time at FPC Pensacola and is expected to be released April 7, 2032, more than two years before his original 12-year sentence was supposed to end. The news comes after Savannah Chrisley appeared on"My View with Lara Trump,"the Fox News program hosted by Trump's daughter, Lara Trump. In June 2022, Todd and Julie Chrisley, who portrayed themselves as real estate tycoons in the South on their USA Network shows, werefound guiltyof conspiring to defraud community banks in Atlanta out of more than $36 million in fraudulent loans, defraud the IRS and commit tax evasion. Julie Chrisley was additionally convicted of obstruction of justice and wire fraud. Five months later,Todd Chrisley was sentencedto 12 years in prison, while Julie Chrisley received a seven-year sentence. They began their respective sentences in January 2023. "Chrisley Knows Best" aired on USA Network for 10 seasons, from 2014 through 2023. "Growing Up Chrisley," a spin-off featuring the couple's adult children, Chase and Savannah Chrisley, went on for four seasons after its 2019 premiere. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Trump to pardon reality TV stars Todd Chrisley, Julie Chrisley
