Savannah Chrisley talks about the fate of her parents

>> Whit: NOW TO TODD AND JULIE CHRISLEY. THEIR CASE BACK IN COURT TODAY. THEIR ATTORNEY IS HOPING TO APPEAL THEIR FRAUD CONVICTION. THIS MORNING WE ARE HEARING FROM THEIR DAUGHTER SAVANNAH WHO SAT DOWN WITH OUR JUJU CHANG AHEAD OF THE HEARING. >> SAVANNAH CHRISLEY IS HEADING TO AN ATLANTA COURTROOM THIS MORNING TO TRY TO GET HER PARENTS OUT OF PRISON. SHE CAME OF AGE AS PART OF THE REALITY SHOW KNOWN FOR LAVISH SPENDING AND FAMILY DRAMA. THEN HER PARENTS WOUND UP BEHIND BARS FOR FINANCIAL CRIMES. TODD AND JULIE CHRISLEY CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF MILLIONS THROUGH THEIR NAMESAKE TV SHOW. >> NOTHING ABOUT LIFE IS FAIR. >> PROJECTING A SQUEAKY CLEAN IMAGE AMIDST A LIFE OF LUXURY. >> PRADA IS BETTER THAN GUCCI. >> I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT PRADA IS. >> ARE YOU KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW? >> Reporter: NOW THEY ARE BACK IN COURT SEEKING AN APPEAL TO SAY WHAT THEY SAY WERE COWER ERRORS AS THEY SERVE A COMBINED 19 YEAR PRISON SENTENCE. WHAT WAS IT LIKE FOR THEM TO SAY GOOD-BYE? >> JUST WATCH THEM STAND AT THEIR BEDROOM JUST HUGGING AND KISSING AND NOT KNOWING, YOU KNOW, AT THIS POINT. YOU JUST HEAR 12 YEARS 7 YEARS. THAT'S A LONG TIME TO BE AWAY FROM SOMEONE. >> Reporter: NOW, AT 26, THEIR DAUGHTER SAVANNAH, HAS BEEN TASKED WITH BEING THE GLUE TO HOLD THE FAMILY TOGETHER BECOMING THE LEGAL GUARDIAN TO HER TEENAGE BROTHER GRAYSON AND HER NIECE CHLOE, WHO HER PARENTS WERE RAISING. WAS THERE EVER ANY DOUBT THAT YOU WOULD RAISE GRAYSON AND CHLOE? >> IT WAS AN UNSPOKEN THING THAT WE JUST KNEW. >> Reporter: SAVANNAH SAID THERAPY HAS BEEN KEY AS THEY ALL ADJUST TO A NEW NORMAL. >> BOTH KIDS ARE IN THERAPY EVERY WEEK. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY HAVE TO GROW UP A LOT FASTER. I WOULD RATHER HELP TEACH THEM WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE RIGHT WAY THAN HAVE THE WORLD INTERJECT AND MAYBE TEACH THEM SOMETHING THAT DIDN'T FACTUAL. >> Reporter: REGARDLESS OF OUTCOME, THE CHRISLEYS ATTORNEY ALEX LITTLE SEES THIS MORNING'S HEARING AS A SMALL VICTORY. >> IT MEANS THE JUDGE IS TAKING THIS SERIOUS. THEY'RE DIGGING INTO THE RECORD. >> Reporter: AMID THE LEGAL CHAOS, SAVANNAH HOLDING OUT HOPE HER FAMILY WILL SOON BE REUNITED. HOW DO YOU KEEP GOING WHEN IT'S REALLY DARK? HOW DO YOU PULL IT TOGETHER? >> YEAH. >> Reporter: HOW DO YOU MOTIVATE YOURSELF? >> I THINK I MOTIVATE MYSELF WITH REPLAYING THE IMAGE OF MY PARENTS COMING HOME. >> Reporter: NOW SAVANNAH IS AN UNLIKELY 20 SOMETHING RAISING A TEEN AND TWEEN ALONE. SHE'S BUSIER WITH HER PODCAST AND SOCIAL MEDIA AND HOPES A NEW SHOW ABOUT HER FAMILY DOWN THE ROAD WOULD FEATURE HER PARENTS GETTING AN EARLY RELEASE FROM PRISON. OF COURSE, WE'LL HAVE MUCH MORE WITH SAVANNAH ON NIGHTLINE. GUYS? ALRIGHT, JUJU. ABSOLUTELY. THANK SO SMUCH.

Channel: Good Morning America

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Length: 2min 52sec (172 seconds)

Published: Fri Apr 19 2024