Overview

• Giudice tagged President Trump and Donald Trump Jr. in an Instagram post on June 26 asking for clemency to visit his four daughters in the U.S.
• The former Real Housewives of New Jersey cast member served 41 months in federal prison for fraud and was deported to Italy in 2019 before settling in the Bahamas.
• Immigration attorney Jessica Cadavid says no direct outreach to the White House has occurred and that they are exploring State Department channels to advance his pardon bid.
• Observers note that Trump’s pardons of reality stars Todd and Julie Chrisley may have encouraged Giudice to believe his own request could succeed.
• Giudice and ex-wife Teresa Giudice have maintained an effective co-parenting relationship and both support his goal of spending more time with their children in America.