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According to new allegations from a informant, Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a two-decade sentence for sex-trafficking crimes, is reportedly preparing a clemency request for consideration by the presidential administration.

Special Treatment Claimed at Federal Prison

House Democrats on the judicial oversight panel revealed that a source provided evidence indicating the inmate is working on the commutation application. Additionally, they mentioned she has been receiving special treatment at the minimum-security facility in Texas.

Congressman Jamie Raskin, the ranking member on the House judiciary committee, declared in a news release that the facility's chief was “helping” the convict with copying, printing, and sending documents to aid her effort for executive mercy.

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

Alleged Privileges and Special Accommodations

The representative claims that, per the insider, Maxwell has been receiving “customized” meals that are hand-delivered to her cell, and the warden has individually organized private meetings for her and her visitors.

The visits reportedly involve a designated private space for attendees and “an assortment of snacks and refreshments” for her guests.

Those visiting Maxwell were also allowed to carry electronic devices, which the congressman characterized as an “unprecedented action” given the security risk and chance of unmonitored communications.

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

Supervisor Acting as Assistant

The whistleblower further reportedly told congressional members that when Maxwell wanted to review and edit documents “quickly”, she “essentially used” the official as her private aide.

The statement indicates that those writing to her would send files directly to the warden, who would hand them over to Maxwell, for her to examine and change and provide them back to the warden to scan and provide to the initial correspondent.

Extra Benefits Alleged

Other privileges reportedly provided to her include time to “play with” a trainee assistance dog – a benefit not “ordinarily allowed” – as well as exclusive nighttime use to the facility's gym.

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

Through a spokesperson, the presidential office said that it “will not discuss” on potential clemency requests.

“Per the President's remarks, granting clemency to the convict is not something he has thought about,” the representative added.

Recent Background

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

This past summer, she was transferred from a low-security prison in Tallahassee, Florida to the less restrictive prison in the state, where most inmates are incarcerated for financial and non-violent crimes.

The transfer, which authorities called as “unprecedented”, occurred just days after she was interviewed about the Epstein case by the senior justice official, the official, who also previously served as Donald Trump's private attorney.

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 Trump's own connections to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender, who was found dead in a New York jail in 2019 while awaiting prosecution on sex-trafficking charges.

Lawmaker Reactions

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

“It would be inappropriate to approve any type of pardon to this adjudicated and remorseless sex offender,” the representative stated in the document. “Your Administration should not be providing 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.”

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

He inquired whether he had discussed a possible clemency for Maxwell with the official or others, whether he had directed Blanche or anyone else to provide Maxwell with the transfer or special conditions in prison, and whether Maxwell, her attorneys, relatives or agents have made any commitments to Trump or his attorneys.

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

In October, the nation's highest court rejected an appeal from Maxwell on her sex-trafficking conviction.