Steve McBee Sr. hopes for Trump pardon with help from Todd Chrisley

“McBee Dynasty: Actual American Cowboys” star Steve McBee Sr. hopes to obtain a presidential pardon after being sentenced to jail.

The 52-year-old actuality star instructed Fox Information Digital that he hopes to ask President Trump for a full pardon after he was sentenced to 2 years in jail after pleading responsible to a multimillion-dollar crop insurance coverage fraud scheme.

“We’re hopeful that he’ll see that this was a trophy prosecution, a whole weaponization of the DOJ and an overreach,” he stated. ‘I am not saying there wasn’t an administrative error, nevertheless it’s so small.

“I imply, they’ve the fallacious authorized objective, the fallacious objective,” he later added. “I imply, there’s at all times a mistake as a result of individuals, we make errors, we’re human. It isn’t a criminal offense. It is the on a regular basis factor, however they got here after us. They wished our identify. They wished it up there. Shock and awe. And it is simply not honest, and it is actually not proper.“

McBee stated the DOJ went after him as a result of it wished “shock and awe.” (Paul Andrews/Peacock through Getty Photos)

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Throughout a sentencing listening to Thursday, McBee was additionally sentenced to a further two years of supervised launch as soon as he completes his jail sentence, and can be required to pay $4,022,124 in restitution to the USDA Danger Administration Company.

He has till December 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM to give up to the Federal Jail Camp in Yankton, South Dakota.

WATCH: Actuality Star Steve McBee Sr. says he hopes to obtain a presidential pardon after being sentenced to 2 years in jail

Whereas McBee hopes to obtain a pardon from President Trump, no formal request has been made but, and McBee clarified that the whole lot is “within the very early levels proper now.”

“We’re gathering the whole lot,” he stated. “We do not wish to put the cart earlier than the horse. So earlier than any of this goes any additional, my legal professional, Alan Little with Liston, will file all of that. And as soon as the whole lot is filed, we’ll begin making an attempt to get our story out.”

McBee Sr. clarified that nobody from his crew has contacted President Trump a few pardon. (Paul Andrews/Peacock through Getty Photos)

Throughout his authorized battle, a producer who knew each the McBees and the Chrisley actuality TV household linked them and instructed Todd Chrisley that the McBees are “a very nice household” with “nice youngsters.”

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“So, she stated to Todd, and I will let you know one thing, I did not know them earlier than that. They’re actually good individuals. The Chrisleys, they known as me at 7:30 on Friday night. They do not know me in any respect. They do not owe me something. I simply do not owe something. They do not even know me.’

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“We spent 2.5 hours on the cellphone with Todd, Savannah and Julie on Friday night, and all of Friday night with somebody they do not know,” he added. “They’re actually good individuals.”

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Todd and his spouse, Julie Chrisley, had been each convicted in 2022 of federal financial institution fraud and tax evasion. Though they maintained their innocence, they had been sentenced to 12 and 7 years respectively and reported to jail on January 17, 2023. The 2 acquired a presidential pardon and had been launched from jail in Could.

Todd and Julie Chrisley had been convicted of federal financial institution fraud and tax evasion in 2022 and pardoned after a 12 months in jail. (USA Community/NBCU Photograph Financial institution through Getty Photos)

The truth TV star stated that since coming into contact with Todd, he has turn out to be his “largest advocate and advisor.”.”

WATCH: Steve McBee Sr. tells how he got here into contact with Todd Chrisley and his household

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“He made me really feel so a lot better,” McBee stated. “I imply, actually. He texts me. I imply, each different day, ‘How are you feeling as we speak? Steve, you are going to be effective. We’ll get by this. I am going that can assist you all the best way.”

“And I imply, having that assist from somebody who was a whole stranger two months in the past… and Todd actually cares. He says, “I do know what you are going by.” There aren’t many individuals who can sit right here and say, “Oh yeah, you are going to be okay.” He is aware of it firsthand. So it has been enormous.”

WATCH: Actuality star talks about how Todd Chrisley helped him put together for his jail sentence

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McBee stated after proudly owning his personal enterprise for greater than 21 years, “by no means in my wildest goals did I believe I’d be in a federal courtroom defending my character or who I’m,” however that Todd has been a giant assist.

McBee says Todd Chrisley gave him wonderful recommendation previous to his jail sentence. (Steve McBee Sr.)

“He gave me lots of recommendation about it,” he stated. “All about what garments I’d put on, [to] how the whole lot works.“