Alert – Todd Chrisley appears in VERY bizarre video with MAGA Barbie daughter on freedom ride home from jail after Trump pardon

Todd Chrisley switched straight back into reality TV star mode just hours after being released from federal prison after President Donald Trump’s controversial pardon. 

The reality TV star, 56, and his wife Julie, 52, were freed Wednesday after spending two and a half years behind bars for tax evasion and defrauding banks out of more than $30 million.

Savannah documented Todd’s freedom ride back to their Nashville, Tennessee home on her Instagram Story and he appeared giddy to be back in front of the camera.

In one bizarre video, the Chrisley patriarch refused to show his face but boldly boasted about getting big muscles during his time in the jailhouse. 

Savannah recorded Todd from the neck down as he sat in the backseat of a vehicle with an opened bag of cookies, a box of granola bars and two different drinks in the console next to him.

Todd, who was wearing black shorts and a long-sleeve beige shirt, flexed his arm for Savannah and smugly urged her to ‘feel that muscle.’

Savannah then reached over to squeeze Todd’s tricep and even knocked on it a few times before telling her audience: ‘Y’all I’m not gonna lie, it’s hard!’ 

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Todd Chrisley switched straight back into reality TV star mode just hours after being released from federal prison after President Donald Trump’s controversial pardon; seen with wife Julie

Todd was picked up from prison by his and Julie’s daughter Savannah, 27, who spearheaded her parents’ freedom campaign and is now a prominent MAGA figure; Savannah pictured Wednesday 

In one bizarre video, the Chrisley patriarch refused to show his face but boldly boasted about getting big muscles during his time in the jailhouse 

The gentleman driving Todd and Savannah from Florida to Tennessee, who happens to be Savannah’s hairstylist pal Tyler Chase Bishop, then exclaimed: ‘Todd is jacked!’

This inspired Savannah to caption her video: ‘@toddchrisley is JACKED’

In a different IG Story clip, Savannah revealed her father’s first words of freedom.

Still keeping the camera off her father, she admitted to fans that she had ‘puked’ several times during their car ride.

Todd, who couldn’t stop laughing, moaned that he could ‘smell’ Savannah’s vomit before quipping: ‘I didn’t have to deal with this in prison!’

Todd’s faceless cameos on Savannah’s IG Story sparked speculation that he may be making an appearance at the White House on Thursday, which would mark his first public sighting since his release. 

According to Fox5, Todd and Julie were released from their respective prisons in the early evening on Wednesday.

Todd had been serving his 12-year sentence at Federal Prison Camp Pensacola in Florida while Julie was serving seven years at FMC Lexington in Kentucky.

Savannah ventured from the Chrisleys’ home in Nashville, Tennessee to pick up Todd while her younger brother Grayson, 19, traveled to Kentucky to get their mom Julie.

After a nearly three-week jury trial, Todd and Julie were convicted in June 2022 of conspiring to defraud banks in the Atlanta, Georgia area out of more than $30 million in personal loans by submitting false documents.

They were also found guilty of wire fraud and tax evasion, obscuring their earnings while showcasing a luxurious lifestyle with expensive cars and designer clothes.

Prosecutors had said the two submitted false bank statements and other documents to obtain millions in personal loans from Atlanta area community banks before they became became TV stars, and spent the money on luxury cars, designer clothes, real estate and travel.

Prosecutors also said the couple walked away from their responsibility for repayment when Todd declared bankruptcy and left $20-plus million in unpaid loans.

A three-judge panel of the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals last summer upheld the Chrisleys’ convictions but found a legal error in how the trial judge had calculated Julie’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. She was resentenced to 84 months in prison in October 2024.

Todd, who was wearing black shorts and long-sleeve beige shirt, flexed his arm for Savannah and smugly urged her to ‘feel that muscle’

Savannah then reached over to squeeze Todd’s tricep and even knocked on it a few times before telling her audience: ‘Y’all I’m not gonna lie, it’s hard!’ 

In an earlier Instagram Story video, an elated Todd could be heard speaking in the background as Savannah documented their ride back to their home in Nashville

After Savannah revealed that she’d ‘puked’ during their car ride, Todd could be heard quipping: ‘I didn’t have to deal with this in prison!’; Todd pictured in 2022

And less than a year later, President Trump stunned the Chrisley family on Tuesday, May 27 when he announced his decision to pardon both Todd and Julie.

White House aide Margo Martin revealed the pardon by posting video of the president on the phone with the couple’s daughter Savannah, captioning the post: ‘Trump Knows Best!’ a play on the couple’s breakout reality TV show title. 

‘That’s a terrible thing, that’s a terrible thing,’ Trump told Savannah over the phone. ‘But it’s a great thing because your parents are going to be free and clean and I hope we can do it by tomorrow, is that OK?’

Julie was supposed to serve time at the Federal Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky until January 2028. Todd’s prison sentence would have kept him locked away at FPC Pensacola until April 2032, according to the Palm Beach Post.

‘I don’t know them, but them give my regards,’ Trump also said. ‘Wish them a good life.’

In the clip, Savannah can be heard on the phone thanking the president and telling him her brother Grayson was on the line too.

Grayson piped up, ‘Mr. President, I just want to say thank you for bringing my parents back.’

‘Yeah, well, they were given a pretty harsh treatment from what I’m hearing,’ Trump said.

Trump officially signed Todd and Julie’s pardons on Wednesday just hours before they were freed from their respective prisons.

Savannah shared photos of Trump smiling and signing the pardons to her Instagram as she waited outside for her dad outside the Florida prison he’s been at since 2022.

She also partook in a press conference where she lauded President Trump for giving her parents ‘a full, unconditional pardon’ and bringing their family ‘back together.’

‘President Trump signed the pardons at around 3pm this afternoon and it’s all due to President Trump, Alice Johnson, Ed Martin, all of them,’ she told the crowd.

‘They have truly just shown up and looked at [Todd and Julie’s] case with a fine-tooth comb and they’ve seen the corruption.’

After Trump’s Tuesday call, Savannah said she made the trip to Florida and had been waiting outside the prison since 2 in the morning on Wednesday.

‘I have not gone to sleep. I did not bring any clothes with me. I did not bring a toothbrush with me. I brought absolutely nothing with me,’ she revealed with a laugh. 

Todd, 56, and his wife Julie, 52, were freed Wednesday after spending nearly three years behind bars for tax evasion and defrauding banks out of more than $30 million; the couple seen in 2018 

President Trump stunned the Chrisley family on Tuesday when he revealed his decision to pardon Todd and Julie. He officially signed the shock pardons on Wednesday (pictured)

Wearing a hot pink MAGA hat, Savannah partook in a press conference on Wednesday where she lauded President Trump for giving her parents ‘a full, unconditional pardon’ and bringing their family ‘back together.’

‘I’m just a daughter that wants to take my dad home with me.’ 

Savannah, wearing a pink MAGA hat and matching ‘Women for Trump’ jacket, emotionally revealed that her parents ‘have not spoken to each other, heard each others´ voices or seen each other in the past two and half years.’

When asked what Todd and Julie’s reactions were to Trump’s pardon, Savannah said that they were initially in total disbelief.

‘They didn’t believe it. [The pardon] literally came out of nowhere. As I said before, I was walking into the grocery store when I got the call from the president,’ she explained.

‘I was just in such shock and such awe that the president himself called me and took the time to let me know that my family’s coming back together.’

She described the call with Trump as a true ‘human to human interaction.’

‘Yes, he is our president but he’s also a person with a heart and who loves people well,’ Savannah said.

‘Over the last 24 hours, I’ve gotten so much love and so much hate. And I’ve had people say, “Hmmm, I wonder what she had to do to get this pardon?” I didn’t have to do anything.

‘I didn’t have to do anything other than stand firm in my beliefs and my convictions and fight for my parents and fight for what was right.’

Savannah went on to declare that President Trump has given all of the American people ‘hope and a brighter future’ since stepping into office — not just her family.

‘People like to say [Trump’s] for the wealthy, for people who have campaigned for him [but] he has truly given everyone a chance at a better life and for that I will forever be grateful.’ 

Savannah expressed excitement over being able to catch up on memories with her parents from the last two and a half years.

‘We’re going to celebrate anniversaries, birthdays, Christmases, all the things because we’re going to make up for the lost time,’ she told the press.

As for their future business plans, Savannah confirmed that her and her family, including Todd and Julie, will soon be returning to TV with a new reality show.

‘President Trump signed the pardons at around 3pm this afternoon and it’s all due to President Trump, Alice Johnson, Ed Martin, all of them,’ she told the crowd

When asked what Todd and Julie’s reactions were to Trump’s pardon, Savannah said that he was initially in total disbelief

‘They didn’t believe it. [The pardon] literally came out of nowhere. As I said before, I was walking into the grocery store when I got the call from the president,’ she explained

When asked about her phone call with Trump, Savannah said: ‘It truly was just a human to human interaction and yes, he is our president but he’s also a person with a heart and who loves people well’

 Hours later, Savannah shared a photo of herself outside her dad’s prison to Instagram with a lengthy caption about ‘fighting for her family’

‘We have a new show coming out on Lifetime and it will document all of these things and we’re excited.’

According to TMZ, production has already started on the new show and a camera crew followed both Savannah and Grayson as they traveled to pick up their parents Wednesday.

The couple’s shock releases, according to production sources, is set to be a major storyline on the show and that Todd and Julie’s respective releases were filmed.

However, the sources claimed that Trump’s phone call to Savannah on Tuesday was not captured by Lifetimes’ camera crew.

The original plan for the family’s new show was to feature cameos from Todd and Julia via prison phone calls while much of the storyline would center on how Savannah and her older brother Chase Chrisley are holding down the family while their parents are locked away. 

Hours after the press conference, Savannah shared a photo of herself outside her dad’s prison to Instagram with a lengthy caption about ‘fighting for her family.’

‘This is from the press conference outside my father’s prison today… That smile on my face? I haven’t seen it in years. It’s the smile of a daughter who refused to give up. A woman who cried in silence, broke down in court bathrooms, and kept showing up even when the world told her to sit down,’ the star penned to her 2.9million followers.

She continued:  Behind that smile is exhaustion. Trauma. A million sleepless nights. But also… fire. Conviction. Faith.

‘I’m the product of a pissed off daughter and a relentless woman. And trust me when I say…there is nothing more dangerous than a woman fighting for her family.’

Savannah offered more thanks to President Trump and his administration while commending herself for keeping her ‘promise’ to her parents to ‘bring them home.’  

‘I stood by my parents and vowed that I would get them home… I kept that promise. By the grace of God, the courage of President Trump, the compassion of Alice Johnson, the integrity of Ed Martin, and the strength of the Trump administration—we did the impossible,’ she wrote.

Savannah first reacted to the pardon news via Instagram on Tuesday in a lengthy clip after a video snippet of their call was shared by White House aide Margo Martin 

‘President Trump didn’t just commute their sentences, he gave them a full, unconditional pardon. So for that I am forever grateful. Thank you, President Trump,’ she told fans; Trump pictured speaking to Savannah via phone on Tuesday 

‘This fight was never just about us. It’s about every family torn apart by injustice. Every parent, every child, every person who’s been silenced or shattered by a system that too often forgets the humanity behind the headlines.

‘Let this be your reminder: Keep fighting. Cry if you need to. Break down if you must. But don’t you dare stop believing. Your voice matters. Your story matters. And when women rise, mountains move.’

To conclude her post, Savannah teased that ‘we’re just getting started.’ She included the hashtags ‘#Freedom #JusticeForAll #Pardoned #Trump2025 #FaithOverFear.’

While pushing for a pardon for her parents over the last two and a half years, Savannah has become a fixture in MAGAworld.

She attended the 2024 Republican National Convention and the 2024 Conservative Political Action Conference – both events where Trump was the headliner and aides and allies were everywhere.

She appeared on the sidelines of last month’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

Savannah first reacted to the Trump pardon news via Instagram on Tuesday in a lengthy clip after a video snippet of their call was shared by White House aide Margo Martin.

‘President Trump didn’t just commute their sentences, he gave them a full, unconditional pardon. So for that I am forever grateful. Thank you, President Trump,’ she told fans.

Savannah then vowed to ‘stand next to [Trump] and [his] administration and to stand up to the corruption and to continue fighting for the men and women that are in prison.

‘I will repay your kindness to every person that I meet, so thank God for a president like Donald J. Trump,’ she said.

The Chrisleys’ attorney, Alex Little, said Trump’s pardon ‘corrects a deep injustice and restores two devoted parents to their family and community’.

‘President Trump recognized what we’ve argued from the beginning: Todd and Julie were targeted because of their conservative values and high profile,’ Little said in a statement.

While pushing for a pardon for her parents over the last two and a half years, Savannah has become a fixture in MAGAworld

On Wednesday, it was confirmed that Todd and Julie will make their TV return following their releases from prison — years after gaining fam on their family’s reality show Chrisley Knows Best

‘Their prosecution was tainted by multiple constitutional violations and political bias.’

Little’s statement added: ‘Todd and Julie’s case is exactly why the pardon power exists. Thanks to President Trump, the Chrisley family can now begin healing and rebuilding their lives.’

However, the couple’s shock pardon was met with intense backlash online, with many proclaiming there is ‘no justice anymore.’

On Reddit, one simply wrote: ‘What a world this is?’

‘You can scam millions, evade taxes, and still walk free, just smile for the cameras and wait for a pardon,’ another said.

Echoing a similar sentiment, a third added: ‘There is no justice anymore.’

‘It’s great that they defrauded a bank out of millions of dollars and lied on their taxes and now they will have no consequences!’ another continued.

‘Reality TV grifters have to stick together!’ joked a sixth.

Another asked: ‘How do Republicans/MAGA justify this and sleep at night knowing they are supporting the pardoning of fraudsters?’

Fellow reality television star Joe Exotic was also among those who were angered by the pardon.

Joe is currently serving a 21-year sentence at FMC Forth Worth Federal Medical Center in Texas for conspiracy to commit murder-for hire.

He has been fighting for a pardon for the past five years.

He shared a screenshot of a PEOPLE article announcing the Chrisleys’ pardon on Tuesday with the caption: ‘This officially shows the Justice system is still two sided. You are either rich and connected or your poor and being trafficked by the system.’

Speaking exclusively to DailyMail.com, he said: ‘I have never been more disappointed in my life that President Trump is pardoning all of these people that have actually committed crimes and yet he leaves me here.’

He added: ‘I sit here innocent with two forms of cancer and can’t get his attention.’

The couple’s shock pardon was met with intense backlash online, with many proclaiming there is ‘no justice anymore’; Todd and Julie seen in 2017

Fellow reality television star Joe Exotic was among those who were angered by the pardon as he’s been begging for his own pardon since 2018

However, Joe publicly congratulated the Chrisley family on Wednesday as he left a comment on Savannah’s latest Instagram post.

‘Congratulations. Hope I am next. But we have to expose the inside of here,’ he wrote.

Along with Todd and Julie Chrisley, Trump also used his pardoning power on several other individuals this week.

On Wednesday, former New York City congressman Michael Grimm had his 2014 tax fraud conviction forgiven.

Grimm, who represented Staten Island, served seven months in jail and carried out 200 hours of community service for the offense.

He won reelection in 2014 despite being under indictment for underreporting wages and revenue at a restaurant he ran. However, he resigned the following year after pleading guilty.

Grimm, who notoriously threatened to throw a reporter off a balcony during the 2014 State of the Union, was previously accused of having sex in the bathroom of a bar after spending more than 15 minutes locked away with a female friend.

Last year he was paralyzed from the chest down when he was thrown off a horse during a polo tournament.

Former NYC Council Member, Vincent Ignizio, started a GoFundMe for Grimm, asking for $2.5million in donations to pay for treatment to help him ‘walk again.’

The president also pardoned a labor union leader who pleaded guilty to failing to report gifts from an advertising firm.

James Callahan, of Lindenhurst, New York, was general president of the International Union of Operating Engineers when he accepted – but failed to properly report – receiving at least $315,000 in tickets to sporting events and concerts and other amenities from a company that the union used to place ads.

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes was scheduled to sentence Callahan on Wednesday. On Tuesday, however, Callahan’s attorneys notified the court of Trump’s ‘full and unconditional’ pardon and asked for the sentencing hearing to be vacated.

Earlier this month, prosecutors had recommended a prison sentence of six months for Callahan, calling him ‘one of the most powerful union leaders in the country.’

They said Callahan’s salary and other compensation topped $500,000 annually. Now retired and living in Florida, he has a net worth of more than $5 million, according to prosecutors.

Meanwhile, ex-Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover has had his sentence commuted.

Hoover has been serving multiple life sentences for murder and running a criminal enterprise.

He made his first court appearance in decades in September in an effort to win early release, reported the Chicago Tribune.

Hoover was already serving a 200-year state sentence for the murder of a rival when he was indicted in federal court in 1995.

He was charged with continuing to oversee his murderous drug gang from prison and was convicted in 1997 then sentencing to life in prison.

Trump also said Wednesday that he’s considering pardons for the men who plotted to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Along with Todd and Julie Chrisley, Trump also used his pardoning power on several other individuals this week; Trump seen in February

Trump pardoned former New York City congressman Michael Grimm (left) for his 2014 tax fraud conviction

Trump commuted the federal sentence of ex-Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover (pictured)

‘I’m going to look at it. I will take a look at it. It’s been brought to my attention,’ he said in the Oval Office on Wednesday. ‘I did watch the trial. It looked to me like somewhat of a railroad job, I’ll be honest with you.’

‘It looked to me like some people said some stupid things. You know, they were drinking, and I think they said stupid things,’ he added.

Trump claimed there was bipartisan support for the pardon.

‘A lot of people are asking me that question from both sides actually,’ he said. ‘A lot of people think they got railroaded. A lot of people think they got railroaded.’

In 2020, during Trump’s first term, federal prosecutors charged six people with conspiring to kidnap Whitmer.

On Monday, Trump pardoned a former Virginia sheriff who was to serve time for a cash-for-badges scheme.

The sheriff, Scott Jenkins, had been a Trump supporter, visiting the White House during the president’s first term and was utilized as a surrogate in Virginia on the campaign trail.

‘This Sheriff is a victim of an overzealous Biden Department of Justice, and doesn’t deserve to spend a single day in jail,’ Trump posted to Truth Social Monday afternoon.