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Per new allegations from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year prison term for sex-trafficking crimes, is allegedly readying a commutation application for review by the presidential administration.

Preferential Handling Claimed at Correctional Facility

Congressional Democrats on the House judiciary committee revealed that a source provided evidence indicating the inmate is working on the commutation application. Additionally, they mentioned she has been receiving special treatment at the minimum-security facility in Texas.

Congressman Jamie Raskin, the ranking member on the House judiciary committee, stated in a official statement that the prison’s warden was “helping” Maxwell with document preparation and submission to support her bid for executive mercy.

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

Claimed Perks and Custom Arrangements

The representative claims that, per the insider, the prisoner has been receiving “customized” meals that are “personally delivered” to her cell, and the supervisor has individually organized exclusive visits for Maxwell and her guests.

The visits reportedly involve a “special cordoned-off area” for visitors and “an assortment of snacks and refreshments” for her associates.

Those visiting Maxwell were also allowed to carry electronic devices, which the congressman characterized as an exceptional measure given the potential danger and potential for unmonitored communications.

Reportedly on one occasion, when communications failed for other prisoners, Maxwell was provided directions about who she should tell her contacts to call and how staff would connect the communication 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 official as her “personal secretary and administrative assistant”.

The statement indicates that Maxwell’s correspondents would send files directly to the warden, who would hand them over to the inmate, who would review and edit them and return them to the warden to scan and provide to the initial correspondent.

Extra Benefits Alleged

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 did not immediately respond to a inquiry regarding the insider's allegations.

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

“As President Trump has stated, pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell is not something he has thought about,” the representative noted.

Recent Background

Recently, reports surfaced that she told close associates in emails from prison that she was “much happier” at the new prison than her previous prison.

This past summer, she was transferred from a low-security prison in Florida's capital to the minimum-security camp in Texas, where most inmates are serving time for financial and non-violent crimes.

The transfer, which authorities called as “unprecedented”, occurred just shortly following she was interviewed about the Epstein case by the senior justice official, the official, who also once acted as Donald Trump'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 the President's own connections to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender, who was found dead in a New York jail in 2019 while facing trial on trafficking accusations.

Lawmaker Reactions

In the news release, Raskin also announced that he had dispatched a communication to the President, requesting explanations about the insider's claims, and called on the chief executive to reject the clemency appeal.

“It would be inappropriate to approve any form of clemency to this convicted and unrepentant sex offender,” Raskin wrote in the letter. “Your Administration should not be providing 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.”

Raskin requested that the official appear for a public congressional hearing to discuss the revelations and also presented several inquiries to the President.

Raskin asked whether he had discussed a potential commutation for the convict with the official or others, whether he had instructed Blanche or anyone else to arrange Maxwell with the move or special conditions in detention, and whether Maxwell, her lawyers, family or representatives have made any promises to the President or his attorneys.

The representative requested for a response to the questions by the specified date.

In October, the US supreme court rejected an appeal from Maxwell on her sex-trafficking conviction.