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According to new allegations from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year prison term for sex-trafficking crimes, is reportedly preparing a commutation application for consideration by the presidential administration.

Special Treatment Claimed at Federal Prison

Congressional Democrats on the judicial oversight panel revealed that a whistleblower provided information indicating the inmate is working on the clemency petition. Additionally, they mentioned she has been receiving special treatment at the minimum-security facility in the Lone Star State.

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

Specific details of the clemency request are unknown, the congressman noted.

Claimed Perks and Custom Arrangements

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

These meetings reportedly involve a designated private space for attendees and “an assortment of snacks and refreshments” for her associates.

Those visiting Maxwell were also allowed to bring computers, which the congressman characterized as an “unprecedented action” given the potential danger and potential for unsupervised contact.

In one alleged instance, when phone lines went down for other prisoners, she was provided directions about who she should tell her contacts to contact and how personnel would connect the communication to her.

Warden as “Personal Secretary”

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

The news release indicates that Maxwell’s correspondents would email documents directly to the warden, who would hand them over to the inmate, who would review and edit them and return them to the warden to digitize and send to the initial correspondent.

Additional Privileges Reported

Other privileges reportedly provided to her include opportunities to interact with a trainee assistance dog – a benefit not “ordinarily allowed” – as well as exclusive nighttime use to the prison exercise area.

Her legal counsel did not immediately respond to a inquiry regarding the whistleblower’s claims.

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

“As President Trump has stated, granting clemency to Ghislaine Maxwell is not something he has thought about,” the spokesperson added.

Context and Developments

Recently, reports surfaced that Maxwell told close associates in electronic messages that she was more content at the Texas facility than her previous prison.

In August, Maxwell was moved from a secure facility in Florida's capital to the less restrictive prison in the state, 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 Epstein case by the senior justice official, Todd Blanche, who also previously served as the President's personal lawyer.

That interview came as the Trump administration was facing increasing scrutiny to disclose additional files related to the Epstein investigation and amid intense speculation around the President's own connections to the disgraced financier and adjudicated criminal, who was found deceased in custody in 2019 while awaiting prosecution on sex-trafficking charges.

Congressional Response

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

“It would be inappropriate to approve any type of pardon to this convicted and unrepentant criminal,” Raskin wrote in the letter. “Your Administration should not be providing her with personal amenities, with puppies to play with, with federal law enforcement officials waiting on her every need, or with any special treatment or facility benefit at all.”

The congressman asked that the official attend a public congressional hearing to address the disclosures and also posed three questions to the President.

He inquired whether he had discussed a potential commutation for Maxwell with the official or others, whether he had directed him or anyone else to arrange Maxwell with the move or favorable and preferential treatment in prison, and whether she, her attorneys, family or agents have made any commitments to Trump or his legal team.

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

Last month, the US supreme court declined to hear an petition from Maxwell on her trafficking verdict.