Todd and Julie Chrisley are back in the news, and this time it’s the IRS doing the talking. On August 19, 2026, a federal tax lien for $1,571,452 was filed against the couple in Davidson County, Tennessee, covering unpaid assessments from the 2021 and 2022 tax years.
That timeline is what makes this story so interesting. The Chrisleys were convicted in June 2022 of falsifying documents to obtain more than $36 million in loans and evading federal taxes. Todd was sentenced to 12 years and Julie to seven. They reported to prison in January 2023, and Trump pardoned them in May 2025, clearing their sentences. What the pardon did not clear was the tax debt itself, which is why a lien is now on the books.
Since their release, the couple has been rebuilding their public profile, including hosting the podcast“Chrisley Confessions 2.0”with their daughter Savannah. The new filing raises a question a lot of people are asking: does a pardon settle the past, or just the punishment? What do you think — should a pardon wipe out what someone owes, or only their sentence?
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