Todd Chrisley recounted the emotional moment he learned he had been pardoned by President Donald Trump, detailing the tearful phone call with his daughter Savannah that changed everything."I was crying, and I said, 'Is it true?' And she [Savannah] started crying," Chrisley recalled on the "Hang Out With Sean Hannity" podcast.The "Chrisley Knows Best" star said he was returning from the prison library when a corrections officer caught up to him, revealing he had been pardoned and would be going home within hours.SAVANNAH CHRISLEY REVEALS OFF-CAMERA CLASH WITH SUNNY HOSTIN ON 'THE VIEW' OVER PARENTS GETTING TRUMP PARDONReality television star Todd Chrisley speaks as his daughter Savannah Chrisley looks on during a news conference on Friday, May 30, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn.(George Walker IV/AP Photo)"I was so overwhelmed, something just caused me to freeze," he recalled.Chrisley said his daughter confirmed the news, adding that the president had called her as she was leaving a Sam's Club store.At that point, her focus had become getting her father and arranging for someone to pick up her mother, Julie, who had also been convicted on federal charges of bank fraud and tax evasion."She said, 'I'm trying to get the plane lined up now,'" Chrisley continued, adding that he had instructed Savannah to send her brothers to pick up Julie.At the time, Savannah had spent years leading the public fight to free her parents, becoming the family's most visible advocate as her parents served a combined 19-year prison sentence.SAVANNAH CHRISLEY TO GUEST HOST 'THE VIEW' DESPITE SHOW BEING CRITICAL AGAINST TRUMP-PARDONED PARENTSPresident Donald Trump spoke during a proclamation signing in the Oval Office of the White House on June 11, 2026, in Washington, D.C.
(Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)The couple was pardoned by Trump in May 2025 and walked out of prison after serving about 2.5 years.They have always maintained their innocence.When speaking to reporters, Savannah pr...