Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley to ask President Donald Trump for a pardon

An attorney for reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley said his clients plan to ask President Donald Trump to pardon them.

Attorney Jay Surgent, who is part of the couple’s defense team, confirmed the information to 11Alive on Thursday evening.

Julie Chrisley and her husband, Todd Chrisley, gained fame on their show, “Chrisley Knows Best,” which followed their tight-knit family and lifestyle. A jury in 2022 found them guilty of conspiring to defraud community banks out of more than $30 million in fraudulent loans. The Chrisleys were also found guilty of tax evasion by hiding their earnings.

Last year, a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in June upheld the Chrisleys’ convictions but found a legal error in how the trial judge had calculated Julie Chrisley’s sentence by holding her accountable for the entire bank fraud scheme. The appellate panel sent her case back to the lower court for resentencing.

Lawyers had asked the judge to reduce her sentence to no more than five years, arguing that she was a minor player in the crimes and that her “scattered offenses” were “dramatic mistakes.” However, federal prosecutors urged the judge to reimpose the same sentence.

Ultimately, a federal judge declined Julie Chrisley’s request for less time and resentenced her to seven years. Todd Chrisley is serving a sentence of 12 years behind bars. The couple was also ordered to pay back millions in restitution.