Savannah Chrislay addresses President Donald Trump for help because her parents, Todd and Julie Chrislay are in prison after being convicted of a federal bank deceit and tax denying.
The former stars of reality, who married in 1996 and shared three children, currently withstanding their combined 19-year prison sentence in separate facilities in Kentucky and Florida. Each logged in to prison in January 2023 After being convicted in November 2022.
As Todd and Julie’s attempts to appeal to their case have been unsuccessful so far, Savannah said People magazine That their family now implements other ways, including the search for the presidential pardon for a couple Trump.
“I know I’m going through the appropriate channels to do this and I will bring as much awareness as possible because these things should not happen,” she said about the belief of my parents.
Savannah Chrislay revealed that she plans to ask President Donald Trump to pardon her parents, Todd and Julie Chrislay. (Getty)
In November 2022, the jury proclaimed the former “Chrislay’s former” Kissing Conspiracy Stars that they had deceived community banks in the Atlanta area, of more than $ 30 million of fake loans, except that she conspired to transfer the IRS.
Todd was originally sentenced to 12 years in prison, but was removed from his sentence for two years. Julie was sentenced to a seven -year prison sentence after being charged with fraud and tax evasion in August 2019.
“I know I’m going through the appropriate channels to do this and I will bring as much awareness of it as possible because these things should not happen.”
In June 2024, a three -board judge supported the verdicts, but found a legal mistake in the manner in which the judge calculated Julie’s original verdict. Her seven -year prison sentence was at the time but It was again by the federal judge in September 2024.
Savannah said she was “going through the appropriate channels” to seek pardon. (Vivian Zink/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
“We thought it would end differently,” Savannah People said. “We had lawyers who told us they would end differently.
She continued: “We were standing in truth and we stood in what we knew was true. We saw corruption in [Georgia’s] Fulton County. We saw the judge acting with the case. We just saw it all and we are like, ‘No way. No way to end that way. ‘But it worked. “
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In July 2024, Savannah gave a speech at the Republican National Convention, claiming that her family was “persecuted by prosecutors of demolition in Fulton County”.
Last July, Savannah spoke at a Republican national convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Chip Somodeville/Getty Images)
In an interview with CBS News Earlier in February, Todd and Julie’s lawyer, Jay Surgent, they shared their plans to ask Trump a pardon.
“They believe that the president will seriously consider pardoning both Julie and Todd Chrislay as a result of the unjust treatment they have received in the criminal system,” said Surgent, who described the couple as Trump’s supporters.
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Surgent said he believed that Trump would consider a pardon because “their constitutional rights were violated by searching a warehouse without a warrant” with other questions.
He said that the request of the married couple would be submitted in the next two to four months.
Todd and Julie’s complaints have not succeeded so far. (Paul Archuleta/Getty Images)
In her interview with people, Savannah explained that she became more resistant Because of trouble She faced.
“I think I’ve gone a lot in my life–” she said. “I really have. And I went through many things that I never even talked about.”
“When you struggle with quiet battles, resistance only comes,” Savannah added. “When you struggle with quiet battles, there was no one who was there for you. Whether you didn’t let anyone be there for you or if you just didn’t have people there, you just learned to choose.”
Savannah said her father was inspired by her.
“I’m coming from a place [where] My father was very like, ‘Come on, we can do it. We can do that. You can do whatever one can do if not better. “My father was a constant encouragement,” she said.
“[Resilience] Just coming, I think, encouraging, “she continued.” Also, knowing that I never want to give up and want to give my future children something I can look at and be proud of. “
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