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Per new allegations from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a two-decade sentence for sex-trafficking crimes, is reportedly preparing a commutation application for consideration by the Trump administration.

Special Treatment Claimed at Federal Prison

House Democrats on the House judiciary committee announced that a source provided information indicating Maxwell is working on the clemency petition. They also stated she has been receiving special treatment at the federal prison camp in Texas.

Representative Jamie Raskin, the ranking member on the committee, declared in a official statement that the facility's chief was “helping” Maxwell with document preparation and submission to support her bid for clemency.

Specific details of the “commutation application” are unclear, Raskin added.

Claimed Perks and Custom Arrangements

The representative claims that, according to the whistleblower, the prisoner has been receiving “customized” meals that are hand-delivered to her cell, and the warden has individually organized private meetings for Maxwell and her guests.

These meetings reportedly involve a designated private space for visitors and a variety of food and drinks for her guests.

Maxwell’s visitors were also reportedly permitted to carry electronic devices, which Raskin described as an exceptional measure given the security risk and chance of unmonitored communications.

Reportedly on one occasion, when phone lines went down for other prisoners, she was provided directions about instructing her contacts to contact 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 reportedly employed the official as her private aide.

The news release states that those writing to her would send files directly to the warden, who would hand them over to Maxwell, who would review and edit them and return them to the official to scan and provide to the original sender.

Extra Benefits Reported

Further perks reportedly provided to Maxwell include opportunities to interact with a service dog puppy – a benefit not “ordinarily allowed” – as well as private after-hours access to the facility's gym.

Her legal counsel has not yet replied to a request for comment regarding the insider's allegations.

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

“As President Trump has stated, granting clemency to Ghislaine Maxwell is not something he has thought about,” the representative added.

Recent Background

Recently, reports surfaced that Maxwell told friends and family in electronic messages that she was “much happier” at the new prison than her previous prison.

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

This move, which experts described as exceptional, occurred just days after she was questioned about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the deputy attorney general, the official, who also previously served as the President's personal lawyer.

That interview came as the administration was facing mounting pressure to disclose additional files related to the Epstein investigation and amid intense speculation around Trump's own connections to the fallen billionaire and adjudicated criminal, who was found dead in a New York jail in that year while awaiting prosecution on sex-trafficking charges.

Congressional Response

In the news release, Raskin also revealed that he had sent a letter to Trump, requesting explanations about the whistleblower’s allegations, and urged the chief executive to reject Maxwell’s commutation request.

“You should not grant any type of pardon to this convicted and unrepentant sex offender,” Raskin wrote in the letter. “Your Administration should not be providing her with personal amenities, with puppies to play with, with federal law enforcement officials attending to her requests, or with any preferential handling or institutional privilege at all.”

Raskin requested that Blanche attend a public congressional hearing to address the disclosures and also presented several inquiries to Trump.

Raskin asked whether Trump had talked about a potential commutation for the convict with the official or others, whether he had directed Blanche or anyone else to provide Maxwell with the move or favorable and preferential treatment in detention, and whether Maxwell, her lawyers, relatives or agents have made any promises to the President or his attorneys.

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

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