Savannah Chrisley, daughter of “Chrisley Knows Best” stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, spoke about her parents’ prison sentences at the Republican National Convention Tuesday night.
She opened reading numbers that she said were her parents prison identification numbers.
“You may have seen my family on TV, but for the past decade, we’ve been consumed with a different kind of drama,” she said. “My family was persecuted by rogue prosecutors in Fulton County due to our public profile.”
Savannah Chrisley’s parents are currently serving prison sentences after a jury found them guilty in 2022 of conspiring to defraud community banks, defraud the IRS and commit tax evasion.
Here is what to know about the family and their legal battles:
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Reality TV shows follow Chrisley family for a decade
“Chrisley Knows Best” aired on USA Network for 10 seasons, from 2014 through 2023. The reality show followed Todd and Julie Chrisley in their lives as real estate tycoons in the South.
“Growing Up Chrisley,” a spin-off featuring the couple’s adult children, Chase and Savannah Chrisley, went on for four seasons after its 2019 premiere.
Variety and Deadline reported in 2023 that the family is planning a reality TV comeback covering the children’s lives as they adjust to their parents’ imprisonment.
Why are Savannah Chrisley’s parents in prison?
Todd and Julie Chrisley are both serving prison sentences after a jury in…