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According to new allegations from a informant, Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a two-decade sentence for trafficking offenses, is reportedly preparing a clemency request for review by the Trump administration.

Preferential Handling Claimed at Correctional Facility

House Democrats on the judicial oversight panel announced that a source provided evidence indicating the inmate is preparing the commutation application. Additionally, they mentioned she has been receiving special treatment at the federal prison camp in Texas.

Congressman Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House judiciary committee, declared in a official statement that the prison’s warden was assisting Maxwell with copying, printing, and sending documents to aid her effort for clemency.

The exact content of the “commutation application” remain unclear, the congressman noted.

Claimed Perks and Special Accommodations

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

The visits allegedly include a “special cordoned-off area” for attendees and “an assortment of snacks and refreshments” for her associates.

Those visiting Maxwell were also reportedly permitted to carry electronic devices, which the congressman characterized as an “unprecedented action” given the security risk and chance of 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 staff would relay the call to her.

Supervisor Acting as Assistant

The whistleblower further reportedly told House Democrats 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 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 Reported

Other privileges reportedly provided to her include opportunities to interact with a service dog puppy – a benefit typically prohibited – as well as exclusive nighttime use to the prison exercise area.

Maxwell’s attorney did not immediately respond to a inquiry regarding the whistleblower’s claims.

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

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

Context and Developments

Recently, reports surfaced that she told friends and family in electronic messages that she was “much happier” at the Texas facility than her previous prison.

This past summer, 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 experts described as exceptional, occurred just shortly following she was questioned about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the senior justice official, Todd Blanche, who also previously served as Donald Trump's private attorney.

This questioning came as the Trump administration was facing mounting pressure to release more documents related to the ongoing probe and amid intense speculation around the President's own personal ties to the disgraced financier and adjudicated criminal, who was found dead in a New York jail in that year while facing trial on trafficking accusations.

Lawmaker Reactions

Through the statement, the congressman also revealed that he had dispatched a communication to the President, requesting explanations about the whistleblower’s allegations, and called on the president to reject Maxwell’s commutation request.

“You should not grant any form of clemency to this adjudicated and remorseless criminal,” the representative stated in the letter. “The government must not offer her with personal amenities, with canine interaction, with government agents waiting on her every need, or with any preferential handling or institutional privilege at all.”

Raskin requested that the official attend a public congressional hearing to discuss the revelations and also presented several inquiries to the President.

Raskin asked whether he had discussed a potential commutation for Maxwell with the official or others, whether he had instructed him or anyone else to provide Maxwell with the move or special conditions in prison, and whether Maxwell, her lawyers, relatives or representatives have made any promises to the President or his legal team.

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

Last month, the US supreme court rejected an appeal from the convict on her trafficking verdict.