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Per new allegations from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year prison term for sex-trafficking crimes, is allegedly readying a clemency request for review by the presidential administration.

Preferential Handling Alleged at Federal Prison

House Democrats on the House judiciary committee revealed that a source provided evidence indicating the inmate is working on the clemency petition. Additionally, they mentioned she has been given preferential conditions at the minimum-security facility in Texas.

Congressman Jamie Raskin, the ranking member on the committee, stated in a official statement that the facility's chief was assisting the convict with copying, printing, and sending documents to support her bid 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 “personally delivered” to her cell, and the warden has “personally arranged” exclusive visits for her and her guests.

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

Maxwell’s visitors were also allowed to bring computers, which the congressman characterized as an “unprecedented action” given the potential danger and chance of unmonitored communications.

Reportedly on one occasion, when phone lines went down for other inmates, she was given specific instructions about instructing her contacts to call and how personnel would relay the call to her.

Warden as “Personal Secretary”

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

The statement indicates that Maxwell’s correspondents would send files directly to the supervisor, who would provide them to the inmate, for her to examine and change and provide them back to the warden to digitize and send to the initial correspondent.

Additional Privileges Alleged

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

Maxwell’s attorney did not immediately respond 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, pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell is not something he has considered,” the representative added.

Recent Background

Recently, it was reported that Maxwell told friends and family in emails from prison that she was “much happier” at the new prison than her previous prison.

In August, Maxwell was transferred from a secure facility in Tallahassee, Florida to the less restrictive prison in the state, where most detainees are serving time for non-violent offenses and white-collar crimes.

The transfer, which experts described as exceptional, occurred just shortly following she was interviewed about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, who also once acted as the President's private attorney.

This questioning came as the Trump administration was facing increasing scrutiny to disclose additional files related to the ongoing probe and amid intense speculation around the President's own connections to the fallen billionaire and adjudicated criminal, who was found dead in a New York jail in 2019 while awaiting prosecution on trafficking accusations.

Congressional Response

In the news release, the congressman also announced that he had sent a letter to the President, requesting explanations about the insider's claims, and called on the president to deny the clemency appeal.

“You should not grant any form of clemency to this adjudicated and remorseless sex offender,” the representative stated in the letter. “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 institutional privilege at all.”

Raskin requested that the official appear for a public congressional hearing to address the disclosures and also presented several inquiries to Trump.

Raskin asked whether Trump had talked about a possible clemency for Maxwell with the official or others, whether he had instructed him or anyone else to arrange her with the transfer or special conditions in detention, and whether she, her attorneys, family or agents have made any commitments to the President or his attorneys.

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

In October, the nation's highest court declined to hear an appeal from Maxwell on her trafficking verdict.