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Per new allegations from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, now completing a two-decade sentence for sex-trafficking crimes, is allegedly readying a clemency request for review by the presidential administration.

Special Treatment Alleged at Federal Prison

House Democrats on the House judiciary committee revealed that a source provided information indicating Maxwell is preparing the clemency petition. Additionally, they mentioned she has been given preferential conditions at the minimum-security facility in the Lone Star State.

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

Specific details of the “commutation application” 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 “personally delivered” to her living area, and the supervisor has “personally arranged” exclusive visits for her and her visitors.

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

Maxwell’s visitors were also allowed to carry electronic devices, which Raskin described as an exceptional measure given the potential danger and potential for unmonitored communications.

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

Warden as “Personal Secretary”

The source also allegedly told House Democrats that when Maxwell wanted to review and edit documents “quickly”, she “essentially used” the warden as her private aide.

The news release states that Maxwell’s correspondents would send files directly to the warden, who would provide them to the inmate, who would review and edit them and return them to the official to scan and provide to the initial correspondent.

Extra Benefits Alleged

Other privileges allegedly granted to her include time to “play with” a service dog puppy – a perk not “ordinarily allowed” – as well as private after-hours access to the prison exercise area.

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 “does not comment” on possible pardon appeals.

“Per the President's remarks, pardoning the convict is not something he has thought about,” the spokesperson noted.

Context and Developments

Over the weekend, reports surfaced that she told friends and family in emails from prison that she was more content at the Texas facility than her former location.

In August, Maxwell was moved from a low-security prison in Tallahassee, Florida to the less restrictive prison in Texas, where most inmates are serving time for non-violent offenses and white-collar crimes.

This move, which experts described as “unprecedented”, occurred just shortly following she was interviewed about the Epstein case by the deputy attorney general, the official, who also once acted as Donald Trump's private attorney.

That interview came as the Trump administration was facing increasing scrutiny to release more documents related to the ongoing probe and amid widespread conjecture around Trump's own connections to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender, who was found deceased in custody in 2019 while facing trial on trafficking accusations.

Congressional Response

In the news release, the congressman also revealed that he had sent a letter to the President, requesting explanations about the insider's claims, and called on the president to reject Maxwell’s commutation request.

“It would be inappropriate to approve any type of pardon to this adjudicated and remorseless criminal,” the representative stated in the letter. “Your Administration should not be providing her with room service, with puppies to play with, with government agents attending to her requests, or with any preferential handling 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.

Raskin asked whether Trump had discussed a potential commutation for Maxwell with Blanche or others, whether he had directed Blanche or anyone else to provide Maxwell with the move or special conditions in prison, and whether she, her lawyers, relatives or agents have made any commitments to the President or his legal team.

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

In October, the nation's highest court declined to hear an petition from Maxwell on her sex-trafficking conviction.