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According to new allegations from a informant, Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year prison term for sex-trafficking crimes, is reportedly preparing a commutation application for review by the presidential administration.

Preferential Handling Alleged at Correctional Facility

House Democrats on the judicial oversight panel revealed that a whistleblower provided evidence indicating Maxwell is working on the clemency petition. They also stated she has been receiving special treatment at the federal prison camp in Texas.

Congressman 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.

The exact content of the clemency request remain unknown, the congressman noted.

Alleged Privileges and Custom Arrangements

Raskin states that, per the insider, the prisoner has been given specially prepared food that are hand-delivered to her cell, and the supervisor has individually organized exclusive visits for Maxwell and her visitors.

These meetings allegedly include a “special cordoned-off area” for visitors and “an assortment of snacks and refreshments” for her associates.

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 who she should tell her associates to call and how staff would connect the communication to her.

Warden as “Personal Secretary”

The source also allegedly told congressional members that when the convict wanted to review and edit documents “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 supervisor, who would hand them over to Maxwell, for her to examine and change and provide them back to the official to scan and provide to the original sender.

Extra Benefits Reported

Further perks reportedly provided to her include time to “play with” a trainee assistance dog – a perk typically prohibited – as well as exclusive nighttime use to the prison exercise area.

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

In a statement, the presidential office said that it “does not comment” on possible pardon appeals.

“Per the President's remarks, granting clemency to Ghislaine Maxwell is not something he has thought about,” the spokesperson noted.

Context and Developments

Over the weekend, it was reported that she told close associates in electronic messages that she was more content at the new prison than her former location.

This past summer, Maxwell was transferred from a secure facility in Florida's capital to the minimum-security camp in the state, where most detainees are serving time for financial and non-violent crimes.

This move, which experts described as exceptional, occurred just days after she was interviewed about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the senior justice official, the official, who also previously served as Donald Trump's personal lawyer.

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 Trump's own connections to the fallen billionaire and convicted sex offender, who was found deceased in custody in 2019 while facing trial on sex-trafficking charges.

Congressional Response

In the news release, Raskin also announced that he had sent a letter to the President, requesting explanations about the whistleblower’s allegations, and urged the president to deny the clemency appeal.

“It would be inappropriate to approve any type of pardon to this adjudicated and remorseless sex offender,” Raskin wrote in the document. “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.”

The congressman asked that Blanche appear for a open legislative session to address the disclosures and also presented several inquiries to the President.

He inquired whether he had talked about a potential commutation for the convict with Blanche or others, whether he had directed Blanche or anyone else to arrange Maxwell with the transfer or favorable and preferential treatment in prison, and whether she, her lawyers, family or agents have made any promises to the President or his attorneys.

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

Last month, the US supreme court declined to hear an appeal from Maxwell on her trafficking verdict.