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Per new allegations from a informant, Ghislaine Maxwell, now completing a 20-year prison term for sex-trafficking crimes, is reportedly preparing a clemency request for consideration by the Trump administration.

Preferential Handling Alleged at Federal Prison

House Democrats on the judicial oversight panel revealed that a whistleblower provided information indicating the inmate is working on the commutation application. Additionally, they mentioned she has been given preferential conditions at the federal prison camp in the Lone Star State.

Congressman Jamie Raskin, the ranking member on the House judiciary committee, declared in a official statement that the facility's chief was assisting the convict with document preparation and submission to support her bid for executive mercy.

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

Claimed Perks and Special Accommodations

The representative claims that, according to the whistleblower, the prisoner has been receiving “customized” meals that are “personally delivered” to her living area, and the warden has “personally arranged” exclusive visits for Maxwell and her guests.

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

Those visiting Maxwell were also allowed to carry electronic devices, which Raskin described as an “unprecedented action” given the potential danger and chance of unsupervised contact.

In one alleged instance, when communications failed for other prisoners, she was given specific instructions about instructing her contacts to call and how staff would relay the call to her.

Warden as “Personal Secretary”

The whistleblower further reportedly told House Democrats that when Maxwell wanted to review and edit documents promptly, she “essentially used” the official as her “personal secretary and administrative assistant”.

The statement indicates that those writing to her 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 original sender.

Additional Privileges Reported

Other privileges reportedly provided to Maxwell include time to “play with” a trainee assistance dog – a perk not “ordinarily allowed” – as well as exclusive nighttime use to the facility's gym.

Her legal counsel did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding the whistleblower’s claims.

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

“Per the President's remarks, pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell is not something he has thought about,” the spokesperson added.

Context and Developments

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

In August, she was moved from a secure facility in Florida's capital to the less restrictive prison in the state, where most inmates are incarcerated for financial and non-violent crimes.

This move, which authorities called as “unprecedented”, occurred just days after she was interviewed about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the senior justice official, Todd Blanche, who also once acted as the President's private attorney.

This questioning came as the Trump administration was facing mounting pressure to disclose additional files related to the Epstein investigation and amid intense speculation around Trump's own personal ties to the disgraced financier and adjudicated criminal, who was found dead in a New York jail in 2019 while awaiting prosecution on sex-trafficking charges.

Congressional Response

Through the statement, the congressman also announced that he had sent a letter to the President, demanding answers about the insider's claims, and called on the chief executive to deny the clemency appeal.

“You should not grant any form of clemency to this adjudicated and remorseless sex offender,” 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 address the disclosures and also posed three questions to Trump.

Raskin asked whether he had discussed a potential commutation for the convict with the official or others, whether he had directed him or anyone else to provide Maxwell with the transfer or special conditions in prison, and whether Maxwell, her attorneys, family or representatives have made any promises to Trump or his attorneys.

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

In October, the US supreme court rejected an petition from Maxwell on her trafficking verdict.