Julie Chrisley Makes First Public Appearance in Nashville After Release From Prison

Julie Chrisley is enjoying her freedom.

The reality star, 52, stepped retired successful nationalist connected Thursday, May 29, marking her first sighting since she and hubby Todd Chrisley were released from national custody nan time prior. The Chrisley Knows Best stars were antecedently incarcerated for 2 years aft their 2022 condemnation for taxation evasion and slope fraud.

A photograph shared by Fox News Digital shows Julie moving errands successful Nashville pinch a grin connected her look and sporting her earthy grey hair.

On Tuesday, May 27, President Donald Trump issued Todd, 57, and Julie full pardons, prompting their contiguous release. A video captured nan infinitesimal Trump announced nan news to nan Chrisley kids, wherever he noted their parents were "given a beautiful harsh treatment, based connected what I'm hearing."

"It's a unspeakable thing, but it's a awesome thing, because your parents are going to beryllium free and clean," Trump said. "I dream we tin do it by tomorrow. ... I don't cognize them, but springiness them my regards and wish them a bully luck."

The adjacent day, nan pardon was officially signed and nan brace were released. 

“I americium conscionable truthful grateful that I americium gonna time off present pinch my dad,” their girl Savannah Chrisley, 27, said successful a video obtained by TMZ arsenic she waited extracurricular nan Florida facility for her dad.

She was wearing an all-pink outfit, which included a “Make America Great Again” apical and matching trucker chapeau pinch Trump’s sanction connected both.

That aforesaid day, her 19-year-old brother, Grayson Chrisley, traveled to Kentucky to pick up their mother.

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The couple, who person been joined since 1996 and share 4 children, were first indicted successful August 2019 earlier a assemblage recovered them blameworthy successful 2022. They were sentenced to a mixed 19 years successful prison, but their sentences were reduced by astir 2 years each successful September 2023.

In nan years since, they person been appealing their case. While Todd’s entreaty was upheld, Julie's was initially granted owed to insufficient evidence. However, a judge later ruled that her original reward was sufficient. 

Savannah besides fought for their freedom, telling PEOPLE she was hoping for a statesmanlike pardon earlier this twelvemonth and voicing her support for Trump at nan Republican National Convention successful 2024 successful a reside wherever she mentioned her parents’ case.

Savannah continued to archive their travel starring up to their release. The aforesaid time Julie first stepped retired successful public, Savannah shared nan infinitesimal her mom and dada reunited successful a discreet photograph connected her Instagram Stories.

The discreet threat showed Todd and Julie’s legs arsenic they sat facing each other. Savannah captioned it: “Reunited and it feels truthful good!”