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Per new allegations from a informant, Ghislaine Maxwell, now completing a 20-year prison term for trafficking offenses, is reportedly preparing a commutation application for review by the presidential administration.

Preferential Handling Claimed at Federal Prison

House Democrats on the House judiciary committee announced that a source provided evidence indicating the inmate is preparing the clemency petition. They also stated she has been given preferential conditions at the minimum-security facility in Texas.

Representative Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House judiciary committee, declared in a news release that the facility's chief was “helping” Maxwell with copying, printing, and sending documents to support her bid for clemency.

Specific details of the clemency request remain unknown, the congressman noted.

Alleged Privileges and Special Accommodations

The representative claims that, per the insider, the prisoner has been receiving “customized” meals that are “personally delivered” to her living area, and the supervisor has “personally arranged” private meetings for her and her guests.

The visits reportedly involve a “special cordoned-off area” for visitors and a variety of food and drinks for her guests.

Those visiting Maxwell were also allowed to bring computers, which the congressman characterized as an exceptional measure given the potential danger and chance of unsupervised contact.

Reportedly on one occasion, when phone lines went down for other prisoners, she was provided directions about instructing her contacts to call and how personnel would relay the call to her.

Warden as “Personal Secretary”

The source also allegedly told House Democrats that when the convict wanted to examine and modify papers “quickly”, she “essentially used” the official as her “personal secretary and administrative assistant”.

The news release indicates that those writing to her 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 original sender.

Extra Benefits Reported

Other privileges allegedly granted to her include opportunities to interact with a service dog puppy – a perk typically prohibited – as well as private after-hours access to the facility's gym.

Her legal counsel has not yet replied to a inquiry regarding the whistleblower’s claims.

Through a spokesperson, 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 thought about,” the representative added.

Recent Background

Recently, it was reported that Maxwell told close associates in emails from prison that she was more content at the new prison than her former location.

This past summer, Maxwell was transferred from a low-security prison in Tallahassee, Florida to the minimum-security camp in the state, where most detainees are incarcerated for non-violent offenses and white-collar crimes.

The transfer, which experts described as “unprecedented”, occurred just shortly following she was questioned about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, who also previously served as Donald Trump's private attorney.

That interview came as the Trump administration was facing increasing scrutiny to disclose additional files related to the Epstein investigation and amid intense speculation around the President's own personal ties to the fallen billionaire and adjudicated criminal, who was found deceased in custody in 2019 while facing trial on trafficking accusations.

Lawmaker Reactions

In the news release, Raskin also announced that he had dispatched a communication to Trump, demanding answers about the insider's claims, and urged the president to reject Maxwell’s commutation request.

“You should not grant any type of pardon to this adjudicated and remorseless sex offender,” Raskin wrote in the document. “Your Administration should not be providing her with personal amenities, with canine interaction, with federal law enforcement officials waiting on her every need, or with any preferential handling or institutional privilege at all.”

The congressman asked that Blanche appear for a open legislative session to address the disclosures and also posed three questions to the President.

He inquired whether Trump had talked about a potential commutation for the convict 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 she, her attorneys, relatives or representatives have made any commitments to the President or his legal team.

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

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