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Per recent claims from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, now completing a two-decade sentence for sex-trafficking crimes, is reportedly preparing a clemency request for consideration by the Trump administration.

Special Treatment Alleged at Correctional Facility

House Democrats on the House judiciary committee revealed that a whistleblower provided information indicating Maxwell is working on the commutation application. Additionally, they mentioned she has been receiving special treatment at the federal prison camp in the Lone Star State.

Congressman Jamie Raskin, the ranking member on the committee, stated in a official statement that the prison’s warden was assisting Maxwell with document preparation and submission to aid her effort for executive mercy.

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

Claimed Perks and Special Accommodations

The representative claims that, according to the whistleblower, the prisoner has been given specially prepared food that are hand-delivered to her living area, and the warden has individually organized exclusive visits for her and her visitors.

These meetings allegedly include a “special cordoned-off area” for attendees and a variety of food and drinks for her associates.

Those visiting Maxwell were also allowed to bring computers, which Raskin described as an exceptional measure given the security risk and chance of unsupervised contact.

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

Supervisor Acting as Assistant

The source also allegedly told House Democrats that when the convict wanted to review and edit documents promptly, she reportedly employed the warden as her “personal secretary and administrative assistant”.

The news release indicates that Maxwell’s correspondents would email documents directly to the warden, who would hand them over to the inmate, for her to examine and change and provide them back to the warden to digitize and send to the initial correspondent.

Additional Privileges Alleged

Further perks allegedly granted to Maxwell 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 insider's allegations.

In a statement, the White House said that it “will not discuss” on possible pardon appeals.

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

Recent Background

Recently, it was reported that Maxwell told close associates in electronic messages that she was more content at the new prison than her previous prison.

In August, Maxwell was moved from a secure facility in Tallahassee, Florida to the minimum-security camp in the state, where most inmates are incarcerated for non-violent offenses and white-collar crimes.

This move, which authorities called as exceptional, occurred just shortly following she was questioned about the Epstein case by the deputy attorney general, the official, who also previously served as Donald Trump's private attorney.

That interview came as the Trump administration was facing increasing scrutiny to release more documents related to the Epstein investigation and amid widespread conjecture around the President's own personal ties to the fallen billionaire and adjudicated criminal, who was found dead in a New York jail in 2019 while awaiting prosecution on trafficking accusations.

Lawmaker Reactions

Through the statement, the congressman also announced that he had sent a letter to the President, demanding answers about the whistleblower’s allegations, and urged the chief executive to deny the clemency appeal.

“It would be inappropriate to approve any type of pardon to this convicted and unrepentant criminal,” the representative stated in the document. “The government must not offer her with room service, with puppies to play with, with federal law enforcement officials waiting on her every need, or with any special treatment or institutional privilege at all.”

The congressman asked that Blanche attend a public congressional hearing to discuss the revelations and also presented several inquiries to Trump.

He inquired whether Trump had discussed a possible clemency for Maxwell with Blanche or others, whether he had instructed him or anyone else to provide Maxwell with the move or favorable and preferential treatment in detention, and whether she, her lawyers, family or representatives have made any promises to the President or his legal team.

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

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