Todd and Julie Chrisley, the mates astatine the halfway of USA Network’s archetypal bid “Chrisley Knows Best,” were sentenced to a combined full of 19 years successful national situation Monday, aft being convicted of taxation fraud and assorted versions of conspiracy to perpetrate fraud. And connected Tuesday morning, the hosts of “The View” were a spot gobsmacked that a definite different erstwhile world prima hasn’t besides gotten charged.
Between the pair, Todd was sentenced to 12 years successful prison, portion Julie got 7 years. The couple’s “15-year fraud spree” included utilizing fake paperwork to get $30 cardinal successful slope loans, defaulting connected much than $20 cardinal successful debt, and hiding wealth they earned from their amusement from the IRS.
Both Chrisleys were charged with conspiracy to perpetrate slope fraud, slope fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States and taxation fraud. Julie Chrisley was besides charged with ligament fraud and obstruction of justice. And portion the women of “The View” deliberation the sentences were justly earned, they besides couldn’t assistance by wonderment wherefore the doubly impeached erstwhile president hasn’t faced a akin fate.
“[Trump] has committed precise akin crimes. It’s unbelievable, to me,” Joy Behar said. “He’s down this insurrection, helium doesn’t wage his taxes, helium steals documents and takes them to Mar-a-Lago — atomic codes! He’s walking free, moving for president, and these 2 idiots are going to prison! What is that? I don’t get that!”
Host Sunny Hostin besides pointed retired that much than conscionable 1 Trump inactive made wealth from different ventures portion moving successful the White House, turning her ire connected his kids.
“How overmuch did Ivanka and Jared marque portion they worked there?” Hostin questioned. “Couple cardinal dollars?”
Behar added that Trump whitethorn person adjacent been a origin successful the Chrisleys’ schemes, due to the fact that “When they spot the president getting distant with it, they deliberation they tin too!” But, moderator Whoopi Goldberg disagreed connected that part. For her, it’s hard to judge that anyone would really judge they could get distant with taxation crimes.
“Look astatine each the radical who person gone to jailhouse for taxation evasion,” she said. “It’s 1 of the things that you don’t truly ever deliberation ‘Well, I’m not gonna bash that, due to the fact that I’m gonna get distant with this!’ Nobody gets distant with taxation evasion — but radical who shall stay nameless.”