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

Preferential Handling Claimed at Federal Prison

Congressional Democrats on the House judiciary committee revealed that a source provided evidence indicating Maxwell is working on the commutation application. They also stated she has been given preferential conditions at the minimum-security facility in the Lone Star State.

Representative Jamie Raskin, the ranking member on the House judiciary committee, declared in a official statement that the prison’s warden was assisting Maxwell with document preparation and submission to aid her effort for clemency.

The exact content of the “commutation application” are unclear, the congressman noted.

Claimed Perks and Custom Arrangements

Raskin states that, according to the whistleblower, Maxwell has been given specially prepared food that are hand-delivered to her cell, and the warden has “personally arranged” private meetings for Maxwell and her guests.

The visits reportedly involve a designated private space for attendees and a variety of food and drinks for her associates.

Those visiting Maxwell were also reportedly permitted to bring computers, which Raskin described as an “unprecedented action” given the potential danger and chance of unsupervised contact.

In one alleged instance, when communications failed for other inmates, she was provided directions about who she should tell her associates to contact and how personnel would relay the call to her.

Warden as “Personal Secretary”

The whistleblower further reportedly told congressional members that when the convict wanted to examine and modify papers “quickly”, she “essentially used” the official as her private aide.

The news release states that Maxwell’s correspondents would send files directly to the warden, who would provide them to the inmate, who would review and edit them and return them to the official to digitize and send to the original sender.

Additional Privileges Reported

Other privileges reportedly provided to Maxwell include time to “play with” a service dog puppy – a perk 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 presidential office said that it “does not comment” on potential clemency requests.

“Per the President's remarks, pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell is not something he has thought about,” the spokesperson noted.

Recent Background

Over the weekend, it was reported that she told close associates in emails from prison that she was “much happier” at the Texas facility than her previous prison.

This past summer, Maxwell was moved from a secure facility in Tallahassee, Florida to the minimum-security camp in Texas, where most inmates are incarcerated for financial and non-violent crimes.

This move, which authorities called as “unprecedented”, occurred just days after she was questioned about the Epstein case by the senior justice official, the official, who also once acted as the President's personal lawyer.

That interview came as the Trump administration was facing increasing scrutiny to disclose additional files related to the Epstein investigation and amid intense speculation around the President's own connections to the fallen billionaire and adjudicated criminal, who was found deceased in custody in 2019 while awaiting prosecution on sex-trafficking charges.

Lawmaker Reactions

In the news release, Raskin also announced that he had sent a letter to the President, demanding answers about the insider's claims, and called on the chief executive to deny the clemency appeal.

“It would be inappropriate to approve any form of clemency to this adjudicated and remorseless sex offender,” Raskin wrote in the letter. “The government must not offer her with room service, with puppies to play with, with government agents attending to her requests, or with any special treatment or institutional privilege at all.”

The congressman asked that Blanche appear for a open legislative session to address the disclosures and also posed three questions to Trump.

Raskin asked whether Trump had talked about a possible clemency for Maxwell with Blanche or others, whether he had directed Blanche or anyone else to provide Maxwell with the transfer or favorable and preferential treatment in prison, and whether she, her attorneys, relatives or representatives have made any commitments to Trump or his legal team.

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

Last month, the nation's highest court declined to hear an petition from Maxwell on her trafficking verdict.