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Per new allegations from a informant, Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a two-decade sentence for sex-trafficking crimes, is allegedly readying a clemency request for review by the Trump administration.

Special Treatment Alleged at Federal Prison

House Democrats on the judicial oversight panel revealed that a whistleblower provided information indicating the inmate is preparing the clemency petition. They also stated she has been receiving special treatment at the federal prison camp in Texas.

Congressman Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House judiciary committee, stated in a news release that the prison’s warden was assisting Maxwell with document preparation and submission to support her bid for clemency.

The exact content of the “commutation application” are unknown, Raskin added.

Alleged Privileges and Special Accommodations

Raskin states that, according to the whistleblower, Maxwell has been receiving “customized” meals that are hand-delivered to her cell, and the supervisor has individually organized private meetings for her and her visitors.

The visits reportedly involve a “special cordoned-off area” for visitors and a variety of food and drinks for her guests.

Those visiting Maxwell were also allowed to carry electronic devices, which Raskin described as an exceptional measure given the security risk and potential for unmonitored communications.

In one alleged instance, when phone lines went down for other inmates, she was given specific instructions about instructing her contacts to call and how personnel would connect the communication to her.

Supervisor Acting as Assistant

The whistleblower further reportedly told congressional members that when the convict wanted to examine and modify papers “quickly”, she “essentially used” the warden as her “personal secretary and administrative assistant”.

The news release states that those writing to her would email documents directly to the warden, who would hand them over to Maxwell, who would review and edit them and provide them back to the official to scan and provide to the initial correspondent.

Additional Privileges Alleged

Other privileges allegedly granted to her include opportunities to interact with a trainee assistance dog – a benefit typically prohibited – as well as private after-hours access to the prison exercise area.

Maxwell’s attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding the insider's allegations.

Through a spokesperson, the White House said that it “will not discuss” on possible pardon appeals.

“Per the President's remarks, granting clemency to the convict is not something he has considered,” the representative added.

Recent Background

Over the weekend, it was reported that Maxwell told close associates in emails from prison that she was more content at the new prison than her previous prison.

In August, she was transferred from a low-security prison in Tallahassee, Florida to the minimum-security camp in Texas, where most inmates are serving time for financial and non-violent crimes.

This move, which authorities called as “unprecedented”, occurred just days after she was questioned about the Epstein case by the senior justice official, Todd Blanche, who also previously served as Donald Trump's private attorney.

This questioning came as the administration was facing mounting pressure to disclose additional files related to the Epstein investigation and amid intense speculation around Trump's own personal ties to the fallen billionaire and convicted sex offender, who was found dead in a New York jail in 2019 while facing trial on trafficking accusations.

Congressional Response

Through the statement, Raskin also announced that he had dispatched a communication to the President, requesting explanations about the whistleblower’s allegations, and called on the chief executive to deny the clemency appeal.

“You should not grant any type of pardon to this convicted and unrepentant criminal,” Raskin wrote in the document. “The government must not offer her with room service, with canine interaction, with government agents waiting on her every need, or with any preferential handling or facility benefit at all.”

The congressman asked that Blanche appear for a public congressional hearing to address the disclosures and also presented several inquiries to the President.

He inquired whether Trump had talked about a possible clemency for the convict with Blanche or others, whether he had instructed him or anyone else to arrange Maxwell with the transfer or favorable and preferential treatment in prison, and whether she, her lawyers, relatives or agents have made any commitments to the President or his attorneys.

Raskin has asked for a reply to the inquiries by the specified date.

In October, the nation's highest court rejected an appeal from Maxwell on her trafficking verdict.