Todd Chrisleys Remembers Blaming God For Legal Troubles And Life Behind Bars

Todd Chrisley and his spouse, Julie Chrisley, have been initially sentenced to a mixed 19 years in jail in 2022 on fees of financial institution and tax fraud.  Nonetheless, the truth TV couple’s sentences have been nullified by a presidential pardon from Donald Trump.

Though Todd Chrisley is having fun with his freedom immediately, the Chrisley patriarch revealed life behind bars was a tough problem—one which even examined his relationship with God.

“I used to be offended at God,” Todd mentioned in ABC’s new particular, “The Chrisleys: Life After Lockup.” “And after I went to mattress [my first night in prison] and the lights went out, I cried myself to sleep and I mentioned, ‘God, why are you permitting this?'”

Within the special, Todd additionally mentioned how drastically his perspective modified whereas behind bars.

“You do not notice the issues that you simply took with no consideration till you do not have it,” the 56-year-old shared. “So your freedom, your potential to go to church, your potential to exit to eat, you already know, to remain in your mattress all day, these issues are taken from you, so when you could have them again, it is a blessing.”

Elsewhere within the interview, Todd reiterated his emotions about lastly being free, including that his time spent behind bars had modified his outlook on many issues.

“If it did not change you, you then’re not human,” he mentioned.

And though Trump pardoned the Chrisleys, Todd remains to be harboring emotions of resentment towards the authorized system. “I nonetheless was convicted of one thing that I didn’t do,” he mentioned.

“It may very well be you, it may very well be you, it may very well be any of you, and someplace on this room, somebody has had a member of the family that has been affected by the system. So I perceive the disgrace that is round it, however I refuse to feed into that, as a result of disgrace is sort of a most cancers that simply spreads, and I’ve no disgrace,” he proclaimed.

In reality, Todd maintained his innocence through the ABC particular, saying, “I haven’t got an apology to provide you or anybody else over the cash that I’ve made.”

In a separate interview, Todd additionally spoke fondly of President Trump and recalled what he felt when he discovered the previous actuality star can be elected into the White Home.

“We have been all glued to the tv,” the “Chrisley Is aware of Finest” star mentioned about him and his fellow inmates. “Once they lastly introduced that he was the winner, everybody there began screaming and yelling as a result of they knew, they felt of their spirit that if President Trump wins this election, there’s hope for all of us.”

Savannah had an identical expertise and recalled “sobbing” together with her brother, Grayson Chrisley.

“Grayson and I watched the election collectively, and he received to vote within the election for the primary time. And after we have been watching it and we noticed the president win, we each began sobbing,” the 27-year-old shared. “And he simply grabbed me and hugged me as a result of we knew that was our solely approach out.”

Nonetheless, the pardon might not be sufficient to heal all household wounds, as Todd’s oldest son, Kyle (from his first spouse), beforehand expressed hope that his father’s launch would assist mend their strained relationship.

“I do know they can not wait to get dwelling and simply be with household,” Kyle mentioned, “and I’ll stay hopeful that one other reconciliation is feasible.”