Reality stars pardoned by Trump set to return to TV this year

Julie and Todd Chrisley, stars of long running reality show “Chrisley Knows Best,” have been greenlit to appear in an untitled Lifetime show later this year after being pardoned Wednesday by President Donald Trump.

The pair were previously serving federal prison sentences after being convicted three years ago of bank fraud and tax evasion.

Prosecutors said they fraudulently obtained $36 million in bank loans and hid millions of dollars in income from their “Chrisley Knows Best” show to avoid paying federal taxes.

Last year, a federal judge ordered them to turn over nearly $30,000 that was in a trust fund in Alabama, according to court records.

The new program will “revolve around the family’s challenge of carrying on the Chrisley name and legacy on their own with only phone calls and brief visits with their incarcerated parents,” according to a report from The Hill.

“The multigenerational family will also be exposing the raw truth of their lives — past and present — and the reality is far different from what audiences have seen before,” Lifetime told the publication.

Before she was pardoned, Julie Chrisley, 52, had been scheduled for release in January 2028, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website, while Todd Chrisley, 56, was to remain behind bars until September 2032, AP News reports.

In a speech at last year’s Republican National Convention, Savannah said her parents sentencing was a form of persecution because of their “public profile and conservative beliefs.”

She added that it was an honor to her that her family had been dubbed the “Trumps of the South.”

She continued to show her support for Trump in a Wednesday interview where she could be spotted wearing a pink MAGA hat and matching “Women for Trump” jacket as she discusses her parents’ release.

“I didn’t have to do anything other than stand firm in my beliefs and my convictions and fight for my parents,” she told AP News.