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According to new allegations from a informant, Ghislaine Maxwell, now completing a two-decade sentence for sex-trafficking crimes, is reportedly preparing a clemency request for review by the presidential administration.

Preferential Handling Alleged at Correctional Facility

House Democrats on the judicial oversight panel announced 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.

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

The exact content of the clemency request remain 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 “personally delivered” to her living area, and the supervisor has “personally arranged” private meetings for her and her guests.

The visits reportedly involve a “special cordoned-off area” for attendees and a variety of food and drinks for her guests.

Maxwell’s visitors were also reportedly permitted to bring computers, which the congressman characterized as an exceptional measure given the security risk and potential for unmonitored communications.

In one alleged instance, when communications failed for other prisoners, Maxwell was provided directions about instructing her contacts to contact and how personnel would relay the call to her.

Warden as “Personal Secretary”

The source also allegedly told House Democrats that when the convict wanted to examine and modify papers “quickly”, she reportedly employed the warden 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 digitize and send to the original sender.

Extra Benefits Alleged

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

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

Through a spokesperson, the presidential office 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 considered,” the representative noted.

Recent Background

Over the weekend, it was reported that she told friends and family in emails from prison that she was more content at the Texas facility than her former location.

This past summer, Maxwell was transferred from a secure facility in Florida's capital to the minimum-security camp in Texas, where most inmates are incarcerated for non-violent offenses and white-collar crimes.

This move, which experts described as “unprecedented”, occurred just days after she was questioned about the Epstein case by the senior justice official, Todd Blanche, who also once acted as Donald Trump's private attorney.

This questioning came as the Trump administration was facing increasing scrutiny to disclose additional files related to the Epstein investigation and amid intense speculation around Trump'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 sex-trafficking charges.

Congressional Response

In the news release, the congressman also revealed that he had dispatched a communication to the President, requesting explanations about the whistleblower’s allegations, and called on the president to deny the clemency appeal.

“You should not grant any form of clemency to this convicted and unrepentant criminal,” the representative stated in the letter. “The government must not offer her with personal amenities, with canine interaction, with federal law enforcement officials attending to her requests, or with any special treatment or institutional privilege at all.”

Raskin requested that the official appear for a public congressional hearing to address the disclosures and also presented several inquiries to Trump.

He inquired whether Trump had talked about a possible clemency for Maxwell with the official 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, relatives or agents have made any commitments to Trump or his attorneys.

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

In October, the nation's highest court declined to hear an petition from the convict on her trafficking verdict.