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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 presidential administration.

Special Treatment Claimed at Federal Prison

House Democrats on the House judiciary committee revealed that a whistleblower provided information indicating the inmate is preparing the commutation application. They also stated she has been receiving special treatment at the minimum-security facility in Texas.

Congressman Jamie Raskin, the ranking member on the committee, stated in a official statement that the facility's chief was “helping” Maxwell with copying, printing, and sending documents to support her bid for executive mercy.

Specific details of the clemency request remain unknown, Raskin added.

Claimed Perks and Special Accommodations

Raskin states that, per the insider, Maxwell has been receiving “customized” meals that are hand-delivered to her cell, and the warden has “personally arranged” private meetings for Maxwell and her visitors.

These meetings allegedly include a “special cordoned-off area” 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 chance of unsupervised contact.

In one alleged instance, when phone lines went down for other prisoners, Maxwell was provided directions about who she should tell her associates to call and how staff would relay the call to her.

Supervisor Acting as Assistant

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

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

Extra Benefits Reported

Further perks 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 has not yet replied to a inquiry regarding the insider's allegations.

In a statement, the presidential office said that it “will not discuss” on possible pardon appeals.

“As President Trump has stated, pardoning the convict is not something he has considered,” the representative added.

Recent Background

Over the weekend, reports surfaced that she told friends and family in emails from prison that she was more content at the Texas facility than her previous prison.

This past summer, Maxwell was moved from a secure facility in Tallahassee, Florida to the less restrictive prison in the state, where most detainees are incarcerated for financial and non-violent crimes.

This move, which experts described as exceptional, occurred just shortly following she was questioned about the Epstein case by the deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, who also once acted as Donald Trump's private attorney.

This questioning came as the Trump administration was facing mounting pressure to release more documents related to the Epstein investigation and amid widespread conjecture around the President's own personal ties to the disgraced financier and adjudicated criminal, who was found deceased in custody in that year while awaiting prosecution on trafficking accusations.

Lawmaker Reactions

Through the statement, the congressman also announced that he had sent a letter to the President, demanding answers about the whistleblower’s allegations, and called on the chief executive to reject Maxwell’s commutation request.

“It would be inappropriate to approve any form of clemency to this adjudicated and remorseless 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 attending to her requests, or with any preferential handling or institutional privilege at all.”

The congressman asked that Blanche appear for a open legislative session to discuss the revelations and also presented several inquiries to the President.

He inquired whether he had discussed a potential commutation for Maxwell with the official or others, whether he had instructed him or anyone else to provide Maxwell with the move or special conditions in detention, and whether she, her attorneys, relatives or representatives have made any commitments to the President or his legal team.

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

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