Savannah Chrisley says Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential election win was her father or mother’s “solely method out” of jail.
The well-known actuality TV household sat down for his or her first TV interview since their launch from jail on Fox Information’ My View with Lara Trump Saturday evening. There, Todd, Julie, Savannah and Grayson Chrisley mentioned their launch from jail that was ignited by Trump’s pardon.
Throughout their dialog, Savannah, an avid advocate for her father or mother’s launch since they went away in 2023, mentioned they have been at an “all-time low” earlier than they obtained the decision that Todd and Julie have been being pardoned. She recalled getting right into a combat with Grayson, her youthful brother whom she gained custody of when her dad and mom went to jail, the day that they obtained the life-changing information.
“Simply going via this collectively has been such a whirldwind, and the that day they obtained pardoned, he and I have been combating. It was the worst day ever,” she mentioned. “I had simply reached a degree of, like, I’ve completed every thing I can do. At this level, there’s nothing extra I can do. After which, I obtained the decision from [Margo Martin].”
Savannah added that she believes Trump successful the 2024 election was Todd and Julie’s “solely method out.”
“On a private degree, we watched the election collectively, and he obtained to vote within the election for the primary time,” Savannah mentioned of her brother, Grayson. “And once we have been watching it and noticed the president win, we each began sobbing and he simply grabbed me and hugged me as a result of we knew that was our solely method out.”
“We owe because of God… and God touched President Trump’s coronary heart,” Todd added. “God led the individuals to advocate for us. And so I’m grateful as a result of each evening I’d pray that God would return me house to my spouse and my youngsters. And he did that, so I’m grateful.”
After her dad and mom went away, Savannah gained custody of not solely Grayson however Chloe, the organic daughter of Todd’s eldest son Kyle, whom they adopted in 2016. Through the interview, their youngest son mentioned that he was glad his household didn’t should “disguise their political opinions anymore,” nodding to their outspoken help of Trump.
Lara, too, requested Todd and Julie in the event that they’d spoken with the president since their launch. They each answered no, although Savannah reminded her father that he briefly spoke with Trump on FaceTime whereas she was talking with Margo Martin, the president’s particular assistant and communications adviser.
Todd mentioned when he talked to Trump, he informed him, “Thanks, you reunited me with my household.”
In late Might, Martin shared a video of Trump on the telephone with Savannah and Grayson alerting them that their dad and mom have been being granted full pardons.
Todd and Julie have been discovered responsible on federal prices together with financial institution fraud and tax evasion in June 2022. The couple was later sentenced in November of the identical yr, with Todd receiving 12 years in jail plus 16 months of probation, whereas Julie Chrisley obtained seven years behind bars and 16 months of probation
The information of their pardon got here nearly per week after Lifetime introduced the household’s return to actuality TV with a brand-new collection. The Untitled Chrisleys Venture shall be “pulling again the curtain” on the Chrisleys’ “unprecedented entry to their lives in a deeply private and dramatic new collection.” Cameras adopted Todd and Julie’s post-prison reunion.
At a press convention following their launch, Todd and Savannah teased their forthcoming present. The Particular Forces season two contestant mentioned they “had been filming and we had simply wrapped filming for all intents and functions. After which we get the decision that that they had been pardoned. So we picked proper again up and we’re excited as a result of I feel this new present goes to offer, first off, it’s going to offer individuals a glance into the trial and issues that we went via and we’re going to set the report straight, put some paperwork on the market.”
“You will notice the primary time he and Mother see one another for the primary time,” Savannah added.
Throughout their sit-down with Lara, Todd and Julie additional spoke about their particular person experiences in jail. They each shared tales concerning the women and men they met whereas locked up, and mentioned they’re dedicated to advocating for individuals in jail.