The Chrisley family is a united front asToddandJulie Chrisleydeal with the fallout of theirbank fraud and tax evasionconvictions.
During Wednesday’s episode of PodcastOne’sChrisley Confessionspodcast, Todd opened up about how he and his family are working through the legal, financial and human aftermath of their June 7 guilty verdicts.
“As a family, we are still united and standing firm in our positions and in our faith. We don’t waiver in our faith,” said Todd, 53. “Now listen. Are we disappointed? Are we hurt? Yes, but we know that God has a purpose for everything.”
“It’s taken me a long time to get to that [point] because when we started in this business, I went and fired back on any person that lied on us or that said something hurtful, or whatever,” he continued. “And now, I don’t feel the need to do that. And I think that’s part of what God has given me is, God has given me that inner peace and he’s given me the full understanding of, ‘no one needs to believe our truth as long as we know our truth.’ As long as God knows and we know, that should be all that matters.”
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Continuing to look to the positive side of things, Todd said this situation has strengthened his marriage with Julie, 53.
“It’s drawn us closer together,” said Todd as Julie replied, “That doesn’t always happen. Most [of the] time, it is the opposite.”
The longtime couple’s lawyer Steve Friedberg told PEOPLE that Todd and Julie “are devastated and disappointed with the verdict and will be pursuing an appeal.”
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Todd and Julie were convicted of bank fraud and tax evasion on June 7. The twoChrisley Knows Beststars, who could faceup to 30 years in prison, are set to be sentenced on Oct. 6.
Acknowledged Julie on a previous episode of their podcast: “This is a telling time for us as a family.”
source: people.com
