Trump’s ‘Pardon Czar’ Talks Chrisleys, Providing a ‘Second Chance’

Trump's pardon czar says Todd and Julie Chrisley were victims of a weaponized justice system

Alice Marie Johnson explains the pardoning of reality stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, highlighting their excessive sentencing.

Chrisleys' Celeb Status Wasn't Reason in Pardon, Says Alice Marie Johnson

Todd and Julie Chrisley’s recent pardon was due to a family member’s hard work and not their celebrity status, according to a White House official. “I’m going to say that if they did not have a daughter like Savannah who was out there fighting for them, they would not have been pardoned,” White House Pardon Czar Alice Marie Johnson said on the Thursday, May 29, episode of NewsNation Live. “The celebrity part really didn’t play a role in this.” O…

Trump’s ‘pardon czar’ talks Chrisleys, providing a ‘second chance’

(NewsNation) — Before she was pardoned by President Donald Trump during his first term, Alice Johnson was behind bars for 20 years for drug-related offenses. Now, Johnson spends her days as the White House's "pardon czar," overseeing and recommending clemency cases for the Trump administration. A series of pardons issued Wednesday led to the release of "Chrisley Knows Best" reality stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, rapper NBA Youngboy, a labor unio…