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According to recent claims from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year prison term for trafficking offenses, is allegedly readying a clemency request for review by the Trump administration.

Preferential Handling Claimed at Federal Prison

Congressional Democrats on the House judiciary committee announced that a source provided evidence indicating Maxwell is preparing the commutation application. They also stated she has been given preferential conditions at the federal prison camp in Texas.

Representative Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the 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 executive mercy.

The exact content of the clemency request remain unclear, Raskin added.

Alleged Privileges and Special Accommodations

Raskin states that, per the insider, Maxwell has been receiving “customized” meals that are “personally delivered” to her living area, and the supervisor has individually organized exclusive visits for her and her visitors.

The visits allegedly include a designated private space for visitors and a variety of food and drinks for her associates.

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

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

Supervisor Acting as Assistant

The whistleblower further reportedly told congressional members that when the convict wanted to review and edit documents “quickly”, she “essentially used” the warden as her private aide.

The statement states that those writing to her would email documents directly to the supervisor, who would provide them to the inmate, for her to examine and change and provide them back to the warden to scan and provide to the initial correspondent.

Extra Benefits Alleged

Other privileges reportedly provided to her include time to “play with” a service dog puppy – a benefit typically prohibited – as well as exclusive nighttime use to the prison exercise area.

Maxwell’s attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding the whistleblower’s claims.

Through a spokesperson, 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 added.

Recent Background

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

This past summer, she was moved from a low-security prison in Florida's capital to the less restrictive prison in Texas, where most inmates are serving time for non-violent offenses and white-collar crimes.

The transfer, which experts described as exceptional, occurred just shortly following she was interviewed about the Epstein case by the senior justice official, Todd Blanche, who also previously served as the President's personal lawyer.

This questioning came as the Trump administration was facing mounting pressure to disclose additional files related to the ongoing probe and amid intense speculation around Trump's own personal ties to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender, who was found dead in a New York jail in that year while facing trial on sex-trafficking charges.

Lawmaker Reactions

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

“You should not grant any form of clemency to this convicted and unrepentant sex offender,” the representative stated in the document. “The government must not offer her with room service, with canine interaction, with government agents waiting on her every need, or with any special treatment or facility benefit at all.”

The congressman asked that Blanche attend a public congressional hearing to address the disclosures and also posed three questions to the President.

Raskin asked whether he had discussed a possible clemency for Maxwell with Blanche or others, whether he had instructed Blanche or anyone else to arrange Maxwell with the move or favorable and preferential treatment in prison, and whether Maxwell, her attorneys, relatives or representatives have made any promises to the President or his attorneys.

The representative requested for a response to the inquiries by 24 November.

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