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Joe Giudice has a batch of respect for Savannah Chrisley.
In an exclusive question and reply pinch Fox News Digital, Giudice, who was charged and sentenced to 41 period successful situation aft pleading blameworthy to financial fraud successful 2014, applauded Savannah's persistence advocating for her parents.
Todd and Julie Chrisley were released from national situation aft they received a pardon from President Donald Trump.
"I springiness a batch of props to Savannah," said Giudice, who lives successful nan Bahamas aft being deported from nan United States successful 2019. "I mean, she worked hard, and she did everything she had to do. I mean, it worked, right? I mean, she pardoned her parents, and you sewage to springiness her props for that. And look, I mean, they sewage a harsh sentence. I mean, they sewage a harsh condemnation for exercising their rights."
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Joe Giudice, left, praised Savannah Chrisley for her persistent efforts successful securing a statesmanlike pardon for her parents, Todd and Julie Chrisley, right. (Getty Images)
"They went to trial, and they sewage nailed (for) 10 years. I mean, that's a batch of clip for what they did. I mean, that's crazy. ... So, I mean, you can't win. You cognize what I mean? You don't win. You ne'er win."
Todd and Julie, who became celebrated connected nan reality bid "Chrisley Knows Best," were convicted of colluding to defraud organization banks retired of much than $30 cardinal successful fraudulent loans and taxation evasion and sentenced to 12 and 7 years, respectively. Their sentences were later reduced.
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Savannah's defense played a immense domiciled successful her parents' pardon. (AP Images/Mike Windle/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)
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They were some pardoned and released from national situation past week.
Savannah sewage affectional extracurricular nan national situation successful Pensacola, Florida, awaiting her father's merchandise May 29.
When speaking to reporters, Savannah said, "Honestly, this process has been perfectly insane, and I americium truthful grateful that I'm going to time off present pinch my dad."
"If I could get a pardon, I'd return it, for nan liking of my kids."
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"What Savannah did was nan correct thing," said Giudice, whose ex-wife, Teresa Giudice, was besides recovered blameworthy of fraud charges and served 15 months successful prison. "She kept pressing for Trump and for nan pardon, and she sewage it. That was nan only measurement to do it."
Joe and Teresa pleaded blameworthy successful 2014 to financial fraud. Teresa served her condemnation first and was released successful December 2015. Joe past started his 41-month situation word successful March 2016.

Teresa and Joe Giudice stock 4 daughters. They are pictured pinch their eldest, Gia, successful 2014. (Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images)
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The begetter of 4 was held by migration officials after he completed his sentence. A judge ruled successful October 2018 that Joe, who is not an American citizen, would beryllium deported to his autochthonal Italy upon completion of his situation term.
"When we pled, I took afloat responsibility," said Giudice. "My ex was expected to enactment location pinch nan kids, and I was expected to spell to jail. I didn't cognize I was going to get deported, but I was expected to spell to jail.
"They said, 'Listen, conscionable return nan plea. Go done your time. By nan clip you get it out, you'll beryllium fine.' So we took nan plea, went to sentencing and past everything conscionable went wrong. The judge decided to not abide by nan plea and spell against nan plea and decided to condemnation my ex to a twelvemonth successful prison."

Teresa and Joe some served clip successful national prison. (Mike Coppola)
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"It wasn't fair," he added. "It's conscionable a very complicated, crazy system."
Years aft he was released, Giudice, who told Fox News Digital he and Teresa and nan Chrisleys were made to beryllium "examples," said much astir nan similarities betwixt nan 2 cases.
"I mean, these group did nan aforesaid nonstop point we did, that I did — not Teresa, me," Giudice said connected an section of Teresa and Melissa Pfeister's "Namaste B$tches" podcast successful 2022. "It was probably, I say, 90% of nan world does, nan U.S. does — did — during nan times, but they targeted us, and now these group present did nan aforesaid nonstop thing, aforesaid nonstop charges.
"[The Chrisleys] would've astir apt sewage a slap connected nan wrist. They would've gone to prison. Maybe nan woman would've gone to situation aforesaid [amount of] clip arsenic Teresa, if that. And nan feline would've astir apt sewage nan aforesaid magnitude I got, which he would've been retired in, you know, 17 months 'cause he could've done nan supplier program, and he's a national and this and that. So, he would've been retired 16 months, 17 months.

Though divorced, Joe said he and Teresa are still connected bully terms. (AP)
"But being that he went to trial, OK? They crucified him, each right?" he added. "They springiness you double time."
These days, Giudice says he hopes to 1 time return to nan United States, and he remains positive.
"If I could get a pardon, I'd return it for nan liking of my kids," said Giudice, who shares 4 daughters pinch Teresa.
As acold arsenic nan Chrisley family?
"I’m very happy for nan Chrisleys," said Giudice. "For anybody that gets retired of prison, I’m happy. It’s not a spot for anybody. I’m gladsome that Savannah worked difficult and sewage her parents out. That’s a bully thing. It’s a large triumph for Savannah and her family."