Todd Chrisley fired back at critics of his pardon, claiming the outrage isn’t about justice at all.

Todd insisted he and his wife Julie Chrisley haven’t experienced any kind of negative reaction in real life, but former fans online have taken issue with who signed the reality TV stars’ release papers.

“You have people that say things on social media that they used to love us, but now that Trump pardoned us,” he told Variety. “Their issue is who pardoned us. It’s not that we were pardoned, it’s who pardoned us.”

“So I would say to any person that has an issue with that, if they were in our situation and President Trump could have pardoned them, they would have stood in line to have gotten that pardon,” Todd added.

Todd and Julie were both pardoned by Trump in May 2025 after being convicted on federal charges of bank fraud and tax evasion. They were sentenced to a combined 19 years behind bars. The couple walked out of prison after serving two and a half years, and have always maintained their innocence.

Todd said he tries to ignore the online criticism, but will respond if it’s directed at him.

“I live my life based off of what I know is the right thing to do for me, my wife, my children and my mother,” the “Chrisley Knows Best” star explained. “I try not to be rude. I try not to offend people,” he said. “But if you knock on my door, and you come to my door with that, then I’ve got something waiting for you.”

“I don’t want my conversations to be political. I don’t want the movements that I make to be politicized,” he told the outlet. “I want the world to know that Julie and I and our family are the same today. Our core value system is still the same, and it’s still intact. We’re a family that loves people, and our love is not conditional because you love this person, or you live this way, or you believe in this. We are so blessed that everyone that has a seat at our table, for the most part, has a different political view. And yet, we still have dinner together here in Nashville. We still have a great time. We’re there for each other when something happens, and I feel like that, that’s what the world needs.”

“You can sit and say, ‘I hate President Trump,’ ‘I hate Joe Biden,’ ‘I hate Obama,’ ‘I hate Clinton.’ That’s like a football team,” Todd explained. “I love Clemson University. That’s where Julie and I grew up, but my son goes to Alabama, so we can’t pull for Clemson when they’re playing Alabama. Just understand that you have a different team that you root for. But do it with respect, do it with kindness and do it with generosity,” he said. “And if we could all get to that place in life, then I think that the world would be a much better place.”