Savannah Chrisley Says She’s Accustomed to Expecting ‘the Worst’ amid Her Parents’ Legal Battle

“Let’s face it, a lot of things within this legal battle have not gone our way,” the reality TV star said of her parents Julie and Todd on the latest episode of her podcast

Savannah Chrisley is managing her expectations when it comes to her parents Todd and Julie’s legal battles.

The Chrisley Knows Best alum, 27, shared on the Aug. 13 episode of her Unlocked podcast that she has been trying to not get her hopes up too much when it comes to working to free her parents from prison — something that’s been difficult as she’s been having dreams of her mom Julie, 51, coming home.

“That’s the only dreams that I’ve had recently. It’s just her coming home and her being at home to the point that, like, I wake up and I’m kind of, like, disoriented. I’m like, ‘Wait. What is happening?’ Because it feels so real,” Savannah shared. “And I’m trying not to get my hopes up because, let’s face it, a lot of things within this legal battle have not gone our way.”

“So I expect the worst, and anything else that is better than that is a win,” she added.

Her parents were indicted in 2019 along with their accountant for financial crimes. They were accused of lying to secure $30 million in bank loans and then filing for bankruptcy to avoid paying the money back. The couple has maintained their innocence, but in 2022, they were found guilty on all 12 counts.

The pair began their combined 19-year prison sentences in January 2023, though their sentences were reduced in September 2023, with Todd, who received a sentence of 12 years in prison, set to be released in 2032.

The family then had a recent win when Julie’s seven-year tax evasion sentence was vacated in June after federal judges ruled that her case had insufficient evidence.

Though a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the convictions of Julie, Todd, 55, and their accountant Peter Tarantino, they found that the original trial judge had miscalculated Julie’s sentence.

According to the judges’ ruling, which was obtained by PEOPLE, Julie was held responsible for the entire bank fraud scheme, which began in 2006, but the judges found insufficient evidence to prove that she was involved before 2007.

Julie’s resentencing has been scheduled for Sept. 25, PEOPLE previously reported.

Savannah previously expressed on her podcast that she hoped the event would result in her mother returning home, saying, “if she comes home, oh my gosh, life will be so much better.”

Savannah has also been vocal about not giving up on her parents. In her Aug. 13 podcast episode, she shared that despite being “given a really crappy hand of cards,” and having a “rough time” in her twenties amid her parents’ imprisonment, she would continue to fight on their behalf.

“So I am going to continue to see this through. I’m going to continue to see that the people that were involved in our case are held responsible,” she said.

The television personality, who celebrated her 27th birthday on Aug. 11, also shared in the same podcast episode that while her parents’ legal battles have become the “new norm” over the past year, she still had a goal of helping them return home.

“I look at 27, and there’s so many things I hope to happen,” she said. “I hope and pray that mom and dad come home. I hope and pray that I have the ability to make lasting change. I know that I’m working with my lawyers and another group of people to put some initiatives in place that I have come up with…”

“I hope 27 is a year full of growth and rebuilding and giving myself also a little grace to not have to be perfect and accomplish all these things within 365 days,” she added.

“Let’s face it, a lot of things within this legal battle have not gone our way,” the reality TV star said of her parents Julie and Todd on the latest episode of her podcast Savannah Chrisley is managing her expectations when it comes to her parents Todd and Julie’s legal battles. The Chrisley Knows Best alum, 27, shared on the Aug.…