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According to new allegations from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a two-decade sentence for trafficking offenses, is reportedly preparing a commutation application for consideration by the Trump administration.

Special Treatment Alleged at Federal Prison

House Democrats on the judicial oversight panel revealed that a whistleblower provided information indicating Maxwell is preparing the clemency petition. Additionally, they mentioned she has been receiving special treatment at the federal prison camp in Texas.

Representative Jamie Raskin, the ranking member on the House judiciary committee, declared in a news release that the prison’s warden was “helping” Maxwell with copying, printing, and sending documents to aid her effort for executive mercy.

The exact content of the clemency request are unclear, Raskin added.

Alleged Privileges and Custom Arrangements

The representative claims that, per the insider, the prisoner has been receiving “customized” meals that are hand-delivered to her living area, and the warden has individually organized private meetings for Maxwell and her guests.

These meetings allegedly include a designated private space for visitors and “an assortment of snacks and refreshments” for her guests.

Those visiting Maxwell were also reportedly permitted to carry electronic devices, which Raskin described as an exceptional measure given the security risk and chance of unmonitored communications.

Reportedly on one occasion, when communications failed for other inmates, Maxwell was given specific instructions about who she should tell her contacts to contact and how staff would relay the call to her.

Supervisor Acting as Assistant

The whistleblower further reportedly told congressional members that when Maxwell wanted to review and edit documents promptly, she reportedly employed the warden as her “personal secretary and administrative assistant”.

The statement indicates that Maxwell’s correspondents would email documents directly to the supervisor, who would provide them to the inmate, who would review and edit them and provide them back to the official to digitize and send to the original sender.

Additional Privileges Alleged

Other privileges reportedly provided to her include opportunities to interact with a service dog puppy – a benefit typically prohibited – as well as exclusive nighttime use to the prison exercise area.

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

In a statement, the White House said that it “will not discuss” on potential clemency requests.

“Per the President's remarks, granting clemency to Ghislaine Maxwell is not something he has thought about,” the spokesperson added.

Recent Background

Over the weekend, reports surfaced that Maxwell told close associates in emails from prison that she was “much happier” at the new prison than her previous prison.

This past summer, she was moved from a low-security prison in Florida's capital to the less restrictive prison in the state, where most inmates are incarcerated for non-violent offenses and white-collar crimes.

The transfer, which experts described as “unprecedented”, occurred just days after she was questioned about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, who also once acted as Donald Trump's personal lawyer.

That interview came as the administration was facing increasing scrutiny to release more documents related to the ongoing probe and amid intense speculation around Trump's own personal ties to the fallen billionaire and adjudicated criminal, who was found deceased in custody in 2019 while facing trial on trafficking accusations.

Lawmaker Reactions

In the news release, the congressman also announced that he had dispatched a communication to Trump, demanding answers about the insider's claims, and urged the president to reject Maxwell’s commutation request.

“You should not grant any type of pardon to this convicted and unrepentant sex offender,” Raskin wrote in the document. “Your Administration should not be providing her with room service, with canine interaction, with government agents waiting on her every need, or with any special treatment or facility benefit at all.”

Raskin requested that the official appear for a open legislative session to address the disclosures and also presented several inquiries to Trump.

Raskin asked whether Trump had discussed a potential commutation for the convict with Blanche or others, whether he had directed Blanche or anyone else to arrange Maxwell with the transfer or favorable and preferential treatment in prison, and whether Maxwell, her attorneys, relatives or agents have made any commitments to Trump or his attorneys.

Raskin has asked for a response to the questions by the specified date.

In October, the US supreme court declined to hear an appeal from the convict on her sex-trafficking conviction.