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Per new allegations from a informant, Ghislaine Maxwell, now completing a 20-year prison term 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 revealed that a whistleblower provided evidence indicating Maxwell is preparing the commutation application. Additionally, they mentioned she has been receiving special treatment at the federal prison camp in the Lone Star State.

Congressman Jamie Raskin, the ranking member on the committee, stated in a news release that the prison’s warden was assisting Maxwell with copying, printing, and sending documents to aid her effort for executive mercy.

The exact content of the clemency request remain unknown, the congressman noted.

Alleged Privileges and Special Accommodations

Raskin states that, according to the whistleblower, the prisoner has been receiving “customized” meals that are “personally delivered” to her cell, and the warden has “personally arranged” private meetings for her and her visitors.

The visits allegedly include a designated private space for attendees and a variety of food and drinks for her guests.

Maxwell’s visitors were also reportedly permitted to bring computers, which the congressman characterized as an “unprecedented action” given the security risk and chance of unmonitored communications.

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

Supervisor Acting as Assistant

The source also allegedly told congressional members that when Maxwell wanted to review and edit documents promptly, she reportedly employed the official as her private aide.

The statement indicates that those writing to her would send files directly to the supervisor, who would provide them to the inmate, who would review and edit them and return them to the warden 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 perk not “ordinarily allowed” – as well as private after-hours access to the prison exercise area.

Her legal counsel has not yet replied to a inquiry regarding the whistleblower’s claims.

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

“As President Trump has stated, granting clemency to the convict is not something he has considered,” the representative added.

Recent Background

Recently, reports surfaced that Maxwell told close associates in emails from prison that she was “much happier” at the Texas facility than her former location.

In August, she was moved from a low-security prison in Florida's capital to the less restrictive prison in the state, where most detainees are serving time for financial and non-violent crimes.

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

This questioning came as the Trump administration was facing mounting pressure to disclose additional files related to the Epstein investigation and amid widespread conjecture around the President's own personal ties to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender, who was found deceased in custody in 2019 while awaiting prosecution on sex-trafficking charges.

Lawmaker Reactions

Through the statement, Raskin also revealed that he had dispatched a communication to the President, demanding answers about the insider's claims, and urged the chief executive to reject the clemency appeal.

“You should not grant any type of pardon to this convicted and unrepentant sex offender,” the representative stated 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 special treatment or facility benefit at all.”

Raskin requested that Blanche appear for a open legislative session to address the disclosures and also posed three questions to the President.

He inquired whether Trump had discussed a possible clemency for the convict with the official or others, whether he had directed Blanche or anyone else to arrange her with the move or special conditions in prison, and whether she, her attorneys, family or representatives have made any promises to Trump or his legal team.

Raskin has asked for a response to the inquiries by 24 November.

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