Todd Chrisley: The Prosecutor Called Us “The Trumps of the South”

Oh, come on. That was like, it's Todd, guys. Todd, we brought Savannah here, and Savannah was a huge hit. How much do we love Savannah Presley? I was about to say Presley, like Elvis Presley. Savannah, we love your daughter. Thank you. And let me tell you something that's so remarkable about her. When you and your wife ended up in prison, she was the most fierce advocate in fighting for your freedom and being a voice for those that have experienced injustice. You know, Savannah, as a parent, you look at your children when you're raising them, and you're like, this one will probably go this way, or this one will probably do this. And she turned out to do exactly what I always thought she would do, which would be a champion for those that had no voice. I just didn't know that she would end up being the champion for her parent who lost their voice. And I will tell you, I know you've spent time in prison, but orange was never your color. Well, thank goodness I never had to do the orange. You know, I got to ask you, you go through this. We all know this. You all talked about this at CPAC, about lawfare and the weaponization of our judicial system. And you've got those horrific people like James Comey, John Brennan. I mean, these horrific people who tried to take down your president. And you experienced something very similar when it came to your case in Georgia. And what did they call you? What did the prosecutor call you and your family? He said that we were the Trumps of the South. I'm glad you're laughing, but I got to tell you, can you believe that? Set the stage. You were sitting there with your family. We're sitting in a courtroom. The jurors are there and he gets up to present his case. Ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to show you. He said, first of all, let me commend you for your being here to do your civic duty. This case will not be boring. He said it's a lifetime movie. He said it's a cast of beautiful people, excessive wealth, private planes, homes. When I'm finished presenting my case to you, I will have officially presented to you the Trumps of the South. I mean, that's outrageous. Coming from the prosecutors. But you have to remember the administration to which all of this was being allowed to go on. So were you targeted? You and your family? And that's come out now. But, you know, I had an Obama-appointed attorney, a judge, and then we were prosecuted by a Democratic office at the U.S. Attorney's Office. And they had no desire for the truth. None whatsoever. I mean, they actually put false evidence up that now they're having to face the music for right now under this administration. Tell us your darkest day during this period of time. I think the darkest day was because Julie and I have been together for 31 years and we had never spent the night away from each other until the day that we both self-surrendered. So that was a dark day. But I remember going to bed that night when the lights went out and I cried myself to sleep and I was angry with God and I was like, I've tried to be a loyal and faithful servant, but yet you have forsaken me. And in my dream, God came to me and he said that night. He said, I have planted you where I need you. And when you leave they will rise. And I didn't understand that. Amen. And it took me about six months to understand when I was helping the elderly men that was there at the camp that I was at. Some of them had dementia. They were getting no proper medical care. They had no family showing up for them anymore. And I remember Mr. Winters, who was a gentleman that I started being his caregiver while I was there. He looked up at me one day and he goes, you're not my son. And I said, no, sir. He said, but you are an angel. And I remember thinking this is what God means when I planted you where I need you. Well, when I left, thank God for our pardon and thank God for the work that my daughter put in and for President Trump for giving us that. But when I left, I was given such a voice and I had learned so much in those 28 months of how broken the system is and how much fraud and waste goes on in the Bureau of Prisons. And I realized since May the 28th, I've brought home a hundred and seventy-eight men and women through the proper calculations of the First Step Act due to President Trump and the Second Chance Act. And I realized that that's what he meant by when you leave, they will rise. And so my life today is much richer than it's ever been because my purpose, I'm truly leading a purpose-driven life.