Todd and Julie Chrisley released from prison after pardons from Trump

Disgraced reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, convicted in a scheme to swindle banks out of millions of dollars, walked free from prison Wednesday after they were pardoned by President Donald Trump, their lawyers said.

Disgraced reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, convicted in a scheme to swindle banks out of tens of millions of dollars, walked free from prison Wednesday after they were pardoned by President Donald Trump, their lawyers said.

The pair, known for the show “Chrisley Knows Best,” were headed home to Nashville following their release, law firm Litson PLLC said.

The "Trumps of the South," who were unanimously convicted by a jury in 2022 of fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy to defraud the United States, received the pardons after intervention by one of their daughters.

Alex Little, an attorney for the Chrisleys, said in an interview that he did not know why Trump chose to pardon his clients this week.

But as part of his pitch, Little said, he supplied Trump's "pardon czar," Alice Johnson, with a binder filled with court documents and testimonials.