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

Preferential Handling Claimed at Federal Prison

Congressional Democrats on the House judiciary committee announced that a whistleblower provided evidence indicating the inmate is preparing the commutation application. 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, stated in a official statement that the facility's chief was “helping” Maxwell with document preparation and submission to aid her effort for executive mercy.

The exact content of the “commutation application” remain unclear, Raskin added.

Claimed Perks and Custom Arrangements

Raskin states that, per the insider, the prisoner has been receiving “customized” meals that are hand-delivered to her living area, and the warden has “personally arranged” exclusive visits for her and her guests.

These meetings reportedly involve a “special cordoned-off area” for attendees and a variety of food and drinks for her guests.

Maxwell’s visitors were also allowed to bring computers, which Raskin described as an “unprecedented action” given the security risk and chance of unsupervised contact.

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

Warden as “Personal Secretary”

The source also allegedly told House Democrats that when the convict wanted to examine and modify papers “quickly”, she reportedly employed the warden as her “personal secretary and administrative assistant”.

The statement states that Maxwell’s correspondents would email documents directly to the warden, who would hand them over to Maxwell, for her to examine and change and provide them back to the official to scan and provide to the original sender.

Additional Privileges Alleged

Other privileges reportedly provided to Maxwell include time to “play with” a service dog puppy – a perk typically prohibited – as well as exclusive nighttime use to the prison exercise area.

Maxwell’s attorney did not immediately respond to a inquiry regarding the whistleblower’s claims.

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

“As President Trump has stated, pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell is not something he has considered,” the representative noted.

Context and Developments

Over the weekend, it was reported that she told close associates in electronic messages 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 less restrictive prison 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 interviewed about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the deputy attorney general, the official, who also previously served as Donald Trump's private attorney.

That interview came as the administration was facing mounting pressure to disclose additional files related to the Epstein investigation and amid widespread conjecture around Trump's own connections to the disgraced financier and adjudicated criminal, who was found dead in a New York jail in 2019 while facing trial on trafficking accusations.

Lawmaker Reactions

In the news release, the congressman also announced that he had sent a letter to the President, requesting explanations about the whistleblower’s allegations, and called on the president to reject the clemency appeal.

“It would be inappropriate to approve any form of clemency to this convicted and unrepentant sex offender,” Raskin wrote in the letter. “The government must not offer her with room service, with puppies to play with, with federal law enforcement officials attending to her requests, or with any special treatment or facility benefit at all.”

The congressman asked that Blanche attend a public congressional hearing to address the disclosures and also presented several inquiries to Trump.

Raskin asked whether he had talked about a potential commutation for the convict with the official or others, whether he had directed him or anyone else to provide her with the transfer or favorable and preferential treatment in detention, and whether she, her lawyers, relatives or agents have made any promises to the President or his attorneys.

The representative requested for a response to the inquiries by the specified date.

Last month, the nation's highest court declined to hear an petition from the convict on her sex-trafficking conviction.