Kyle Chrisley is happy his father Todd Chrisley is coming home from prison
His younger sister Savannah Chrisley was the first to share the news that their parents had been pardoned, after receiving a personal phone call from President Donald Trump
Kyle and Todd have had a publicly strained relationship, though Kyle is looking to mend things with his dad
Kyle Chrisley is happy his parents are coming home from prison.
On Tuesday, May 27, shortly after his younger sister Savannah Chrisley, 27, announced that dad Todd Chrisley and step-mom Julie Chrisley received a pardon from President Donald Trump, the 33-year-old shared his reaction.
“I’m ecstatic,” Kyle told E! News. “Truly. I just found out a little bit ago and I still just can’t believe it.”
His biological mother is Todd’s ex-wife, Teresa Terry.
“I know Savannah had been working at this for so long and she never gave up,” he continued. “So I’m just grateful to her and to President Trump for making this happen for my dad and Julie.”
Todd, 57, and Julie, 52, were indicted in August 2019 and later sentenced in November 2022 to a combined 19 years in prison after being convicted of tax evasion and bank fraud. The couple had been appealing their case ever since.
Kyle, who only appeared on the first season of Chrisley Knows Best as he became estranged from his father, told E! News he is hopeful for the future.
“I know they can’t wait to get home and just be with family, and I’m going to remain hopeful that another reconciliation is possible,” Kyle told the outlet.
During a July 2024 episode of her Unlocked podcast, Savannah explained why their father chose not to speak with Kyle.
“My dad has every reason not to speak to Kyle,” she said. “Just because it’s your child doesn’t mean that you have to accept abuse. It doesn’t mean you have to accept manipulation and hate and all these things.”
After saying she and her father had the “strongest relationship,” she spoke out against her sibling\
“People will do anything for a little bit of fame or attention,” Savannah claimed, saying Kyle provides statements about their father on social media and to the press. “What I don’t process well is having Kyle play the victim to life circumstances he’s created. What I don’t do well with someone who has abused people his entire life now trying to play victim, trying to get people to feel bad for him.”
She continued, “Yes, my father has not spoken to him and that is because now, we are all at a place where we don’t have to be abused any further. We are allowed to create boundaries for ourselves.”
On Tuesday, Savannah said Trump called her personally to let her know he would be pardoning her parents.
During the call, she said he told her Todd and Julie were “given a pretty harsh treatment, based on what I’m hearing.”
The couple’s youngest son, 19-year-old Grayson Chrisley, also reacted to the news.
“PRAISE GOD!!!! Thank you Mr President for bringing my family back,” he wrote on his Instagram Story over a photo of Trump sitting in the Oval Office.