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Pensacola, Florida – 28 May 2025
1. People waiting outside Pensacola prison
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Kelly Andrews, fan:
"Savannah’s done a lot of work behind the scenes, she’s put out a lot of stuff. There’s been some wrongdoing, for sure. I’m glad she was able to bring that to light and kind of get justice for her parents. But I wish that could happen for everyone, not just someone who’s famous."
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Patricia Goolsby, fan:
"I was looking forward to seeing him come out, like, live, in person. It’d been kind of cool to be able to see a celebrity, as big as he is. Come out and – and it’s a big moment for him. So I think it was – it would have been cool to be able to share that."
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4. SOUNDBITE (English) Lisa Hurst, fan:
"We’re fans of the show so, you know, if we could catch a glimpse of Todd Chrisley, why not? And Savannah, we missed her about 20 minutes."
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5. SOUNDBITE (English) Lisa Hurst, fan:
"I mean, we’ve heard five different stories so we want to know did he really leave out the side entrance? Did he leave out the front in a different car than Savannah went in? I mean, just just curious. Just locals being curious."
6. Car driving outside Pensacola prison
STORYLINE:
Fans gathered outside of Pensacola prison on Wednesday, hoping to get a glimpse of Todd Chrisley leaving the facility.
President Donald Trump has pardoned reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley three years after they were convicted of bank fraud and tax evasion.
The celebrity couple are best known for the TV series “Chrisley Knows Best.” Trump pardoned them Wednesday, paving the way for their release from separate prison facilities in Pensacola, Florida, and Lexington, Kentucky.
Todd Chrisley was released from a minimum-security prison camp in Pensacola in the evening, and Julie Chrisley left a facility in Lexington, Kentucky, according to Shannen Sharpe, a spokesperson for the couple’s attorney.
Federal prosecutors said at the couple’s 2022 trial that the Chrisleys conspired to defraud Atlanta area banks of $30 million and tried to hide their earnings from tax authorities.
The Chrisleys’ TV show portrayed them as a tight-knit family with an extravagant lifestyle. Prosecutors at the couple’s 2022 trial said they spent lavishly on expensive cars, designer clothes, real estate and travel after taking out fraudulent bank loans worth millions of dollars and hiding their earnings from tax authorities.
Trump announced his intention to pardon them on Tuesday, saying the celebrity couple had been “given a pretty harsh treatment based on what I’m hearing.” It was another example of the president, himself a former reality TV star, pardoning high-profile friends, supporters, donors and former staffers.
The Chrisleys’ daughter, Savannah, a vocal Trump supporter, has complained the case against her parents was politically motivated. They were indicted in 2019 under a Trump-appointed U.S. attorney, Byung J. “BJay” Pak.
Before she was pardoned, Julie Chrisley, 52, had been scheduled for release in January 2028, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website, while Todd Chrisley, 56, was to remain behind bars until September 2032.
The defense argued that an IRS officer gave false testimony during the trial and that prosecutors lacked evidence to support convictions.
A panel of judges of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Chrisleys’ convictions last year.
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