Todd Chrisleys Remembers Blaming God For Authorized 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 expenses of financial institution and tax fraud.  Nonetheless, the truth TV couple’s sentences have been nullified via a presidential pardon from Donald Trump.

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

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

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

“You do not understand the issues that you just took without any 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 understand, to remain in your mattress all day, these issues are taken from you, so when you’ve gotten 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, then you definitely’re not human,” he stated.

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 stated.

“It might be you, it might be you, it might 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 truth, Todd maintained his innocence in the course of the ABC particular, saying, “I haven’t got an apology to present 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 Greatest” star stated about him and his fellow inmates. “After 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 analogous 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 once 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 manner out.”

Nonetheless, the pardon is probably not 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 residence and simply be with household,” Kyle stated, “and I will stay hopeful that one other reconciliation is feasible.”