Savannah Chrisley’s legal fight to free her convicted parents has just been taken up a notch. TheChrisley Knows Bestalum has just declared that she will seek clemency for her parentsJulie ChrisleyandTodd ChrisleyfromPresident Donald Trump, according toPEOPLE.The reality starhas previously posted on her Instagram story to her 2.8 million followers that she isplanning to seek a pardon for her parents, which she might even discuss when she has lunch at the White House.
It has also been speculated in the media that Julie and Todd were planning to ask Trump for a pardon, which Savannah has confirmed toPEOPLE. Speaking on the appeal process, Savannah said, “I know that I am going through the proper channels to do so, andI’m going to bring as much awareness to it as possiblebecause these things should not happen.”
In November 2022, Julie and Todd were convicted of fraud and were sentenced to a combined sentence of 19 years. Since their conviction, the Chrisley family appealed for more lenient sentences. In a conversation with People magazine, Savannah reflected on their indictment in August 2019, and stated, “We thought it was going to end differently.”
“We had lawyers who had told us it was going to end differently,” she recollected.“We stood in the truth, and we stood in what we knew to be the truth. We saw the corruption in Fulton County. We saw how the judge handled the case. 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.’ But, it did.”
The Chrisley family has had some good news since Julie and Todd were sent to prison.Julie’s appeal was approveddue to insufficient evidence that she was heavily involved in the crime. However, the family still had some setbacks, asJulie’s original sentence was upheldin a resentencing hearing on September 24, and Todd has not had much luck in his appeal processes either.
The Chrisley family has also faced some tough legal challenges after Julie and Todd’s conviction.Kyle Chrisley was arrested for aggravated assaultshortly before the resentencing hearing. Julie was also served legal papers in prison due to a car accident thatGrayson Chrisleywas involved in. In late 2024, Savannah shared the shocking news thatTodd’s prison FPC Pensacola would be closing downin a matter of months. However,this will not derail her legal fight.
Savannah Chrisley is Determined to Bring Them Home
Savannah has always expected the worst when it comes to fighting for her parents’ release. However, she is still determined to bring them home, and also hold Todd’s prison accountable. In a statement she provided after her mother’s resentencing, she said, Blasting the verdict as an “injustice,” Savannah says, “Iwill continue to fight for my parents. And I will be as loud as I can possibly be because the judge clearly showed today that she was using my outspokenness to change a system that is so broken.”
As for holding the prisons accountable for their alleged poor conditions, Savannah stated thatshe is working with senators who want to see the evidence of corruptionin Todd’s prison. She declared, “Just because they’re closing down, doesn’t mean they won’t be held accountable Iam going to make sure of that.” As for taking the fight to the white house,there are no other updates yet.
