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‘Jacked’ Todd Chrisley shows off his new physique as he heads home from prison with daughter after Trump pardon

Todd Chrisley couldn’t help but flex his muscles in celebration of his freedom ride home from prison following President Trump’s pardon.

The “Chrisley Knows Best” alum, 56, was freed first from FPC Pensacola in Florida after serving just over two years of his 12-year sentence for tax evasion and fraud.

His wife Julie, for her part, was let out of FMC Lexington in Kentucky, where she had been serving out a seven-year prison term. 

Savannah Chrisley documenting her father's freedom ride from prison
Savannah Chrisley documented her father’s freedom ride from prison. Instagram/Savannah Chrisley

On Wednesday night, Todd’s eldest daughter Savannah, 27, documented his journey home to Tennessee from jail in a series of videos shared on her Instagram Story.

In one clip, Todd appeared excited to be on the home stretch as he joked about getting “jacked” during his time behind bars.

Todd could be seen flexing his bicep muscles in the backseat of the vehicle, as he urged his daughter to “feel that muscle” — as she refrained from showing her father’s face on camera.

“Y’all I’m not gonna lie, it’s hard,” Savanah said in the clip, seemingly impressed with her father’s new physique.

Image of Todd Chrisley flexing his muscles in celebration of his release from prison
Todd Chrisley flexed his muscles in celebration of his release from prison. Instagram/Savannah Chrisley
Todd, 56, was freed first from FPC Pensacola in Florida after serving just over two years of his 12-year sentence.
The “Chrisley Knows Best” alum, 56, was freed first from FPC Pensacola in Florida after serving just over two years of his 12-year sentence for tax evasion and fraud. NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images

In the background, Savannah’s hairstylist pal Tyler Bishop — who was taking the father-daughter duo from Florida to Tennessee — was heard yelling, “Todd is jacked!”

In another video, Savannah revealed that she had “puked” several times during their car ride home after they had struck a possum.

Todd, who was laughing in the background of the clip, complained about the smell in the vehicle, adding, “I didn’t have to deal with this in prison!”

Savanah expressing admiration for her father's new physique
“Y’all I’m not gonna lie, it’s hard,” Savanah said, seemingly impressed with her father’s new physique. Instagram/Savannah Chrisley
Image of Todd Chrisley flexing his muscles in celebration of his release from prison
Todd joked about getting “jacked” during his time behind bars. Instagram/Savannah Chrisley

The reality stars first reported to prison in 2023 after being convicted of fraud and tax evasion. Federal prosecutors found them guilty of faking documents to obtain over $30 million in loans, and then dumping them by declaring bankruptcy.

On Tuesday, Trump announced plans to pardon the Tennessee couple and followed through the following day.

Savannah, wearing a pink “Women for Trump” jacket, told reporters outside the minimum-security prison camp in Pensacola on Wednesday that the family can’t wait to get settled back home.

“We just want to get home. We want to be reunited,” Savannah told reporters. “My parents have not spoken to each other, heard each others’ voices or seen each other in the past 2.5 years.”

The president delivered the news to Savannah from the Oval Office, saying her parents’ sentences were “pretty harsh.”

“This should not have happened,” the president told Savannah by phone. “They were given a pretty harsh treatment based on what I’m hearing.”

Reality stars and convicted fraudsters Todd and Julie Chrisley were released from federal prison Wednesday night.
Reality stars and convicted fraudsters Todd and Julie Chrisley were released from federal prison Wednesday night. Getty Images
Savannah Chrisley, daughter of reality TV star Todd Chrisley, speaking outside Federal Prison Camp in Pensacola, Florida on May 28, 2025, after President's pardon.
“It’s all God and President Trump at this point,” Savannah said following the president’s pardon. AP

“Your parents are going to be free and clean,” he said. “I don’t know them, but give them my regards and wish them a good life.”

“It’s all God and President Trump at this point,” Savannah said following the president’s pardon.