Savannah Chrisley Was on a Flight to Pick Up Dad Todd from Prison Within 40 Minutes of Learning of His Pardon

Savannah Chrisley didn’t waste a second heading to pick up her father Todd Chrisley from jail after he was pardoned by President Donald Trump.

The Chrisley Knows Best star, 27, revealed on the latest episode of her Unlocked podcast that she received a head’s up from a government official about when her parents, Todd and Julie Chrisley, were going to be released from prison.

“As soon as I found out that President Trump was pardoning my parents… I had someone within the administration send me a message and say, ‘This could happen in two hours, five hours, we’re not sure. And I was like ‘Alright, I’ve got to go. I have to get to Florida,’ ” Savannah said. 

“So Tyler [Bishop] and I jumped on a flight literally 40 minutes later and headed to Pensacola,” she added.

Savannah previously shared that Trump personally called her as she was “walking into Sam’s Club” to inform her of the pardons on Tuesday, May 27. She told reporters the following day that she had been waiting at the prison to pick up her father since “2 a.m. last night.”

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The reality star shared on her podcast that it was a “bittersweet moment” picking up her father, 56, from the Federal Prison Camp Pensacola in Florida because the last time she saw him, he was walking into the prison “away from me.” However, this time was far different as he was “walking out and walking toward me.”

“I think [it was] the most emotional thing I think I had ever gone through,” she recalled. “But I was just so blessed and honored and grateful that my dad was coming home.”

She shared a glimpse of her dad, as they headed home from prison in Florida, on her Instagram Stories on Thursday, May 29, and an Instagram Reel with multiple selfies of herself and her father, soundtracked by Jason Aldean’s “We Back.”

Savannah also shared with reporters outside the prison that her brother Grayson Chrisley, 19, picked up their mother, Julie Chrisley, 52, from a separate prison in Kentucky.

The Unlocked podcast host has documented their journey leading up to and following their release. The same day Julie first stepped out in public, Savannah shared the moment her mom and dad reunited in a discreet photo on her Instagram Stories with the caption: “Reunited and it feels so good!”

The couple, who have been married since 1996 and share four children, were first indicted in August 2019 before a jury found them guilty in 2022 of tax evasion and bank fraud. They were sentenced to a combined 19 years in prison, but their sentences were reduced by about two years each in September 2023.

In the years since, they have been appealing their case. While Todd’s appeal was upheld, Julie’s was initially granted due to insufficient evidence. However, a judge later ruled that her original punishment was sufficient.