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Per recent claims from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, now completing a 20-year prison term for sex-trafficking crimes, is allegedly readying a clemency request for consideration by the Trump administration.

Special Treatment Alleged at Federal Prison

Congressional Democrats on the judicial oversight panel announced that a source provided evidence indicating the inmate is working on the clemency petition. They also stated she has been given preferential conditions at the federal prison camp in the Lone Star State.

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

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

Claimed Perks and Special Accommodations

The representative claims that, per the insider, Maxwell has been receiving “customized” meals that are hand-delivered to her living area, and the warden has “personally arranged” exclusive visits for Maxwell and her visitors.

These meetings allegedly include a “special cordoned-off area” for visitors and a variety of food and drinks for her guests.

Maxwell’s visitors were also reportedly permitted to carry electronic devices, which the congressman characterized as an exceptional measure given the security risk and potential for unsupervised contact.

In one alleged instance, when phone lines went down for other inmates, Maxwell was provided directions about instructing her contacts to contact and how staff would relay the call to her.

Supervisor Acting as Assistant

The whistleblower further reportedly told House Democrats that when the convict wanted to examine and modify papers “quickly”, she reportedly employed the warden 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 provide them back to the official to digitize and send to the initial correspondent.

Extra Benefits Alleged

Further perks reportedly provided to her include time to “play with” a trainee assistance dog – a perk not “ordinarily allowed” – as well as private after-hours access to the facility's gym.

Maxwell’s attorney has not yet replied to a inquiry regarding the whistleblower’s claims.

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

“As President Trump has stated, pardoning the convict is not something he has thought about,” the spokesperson noted.

Recent Background

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 Texas, where most inmates are incarcerated for financial and non-violent crimes.

This move, which experts described as exceptional, occurred just days after she was interviewed about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation 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 release more documents related to the Epstein investigation and amid intense speculation around Trump's own personal ties to the disgraced financier and adjudicated criminal, who was found deceased in custody in that year while facing trial on trafficking accusations.

Congressional Response

In the news release, Raskin also announced that he had sent a letter to Trump, requesting explanations about the insider's claims, and urged the president to reject Maxwell’s commutation request.

“It would be inappropriate to approve any form of clemency to this adjudicated and remorseless criminal,” the representative stated in the document. “Your Administration should not be providing her with personal amenities, with puppies to play with, with federal law enforcement officials attending to her requests, or with any special treatment or facility benefit at all.”

Raskin requested that Blanche attend a open legislative session to discuss the revelations and also posed three questions to Trump.

He inquired whether Trump had talked about a potential commutation for Maxwell with Blanche or others, whether he had directed Blanche or anyone else to provide Maxwell with the transfer or favorable and preferential treatment in detention, and whether she, her lawyers, family or agents have made any commitments to the President or his legal team.

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

In October, the US supreme court rejected an petition from the convict on her sex-trafficking conviction.