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Per new allegations from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, now completing a 20-year prison term for trafficking offenses, is reportedly preparing a commutation application for consideration by the Trump administration.

Special Treatment Alleged at Federal Prison

House Democrats on the House judiciary committee revealed that a source provided information indicating the inmate is working on the clemency petition. Additionally, they mentioned she has been receiving special treatment at the minimum-security facility in the Lone Star State.

Representative Jamie Raskin, the ranking member on the House judiciary committee, stated in a news release that the facility's chief was assisting Maxwell with document preparation and submission to aid her effort for clemency.

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

Claimed Perks and Special Accommodations

The representative claims that, per the insider, the prisoner has been given specially prepared food that are hand-delivered to her cell, and the warden has individually organized private meetings for Maxwell and her visitors.

These meetings allegedly include a designated private space for visitors and “an assortment of snacks and refreshments” for her guests.

Those visiting Maxwell were also reportedly permitted to bring computers, which the congressman characterized as an exceptional measure given the potential danger and potential for unsupervised contact.

Reportedly on one occasion, when communications failed for other inmates, 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 source also allegedly told congressional members that when Maxwell wanted to review and edit documents “quickly”, she “essentially used” the official as her private aide.

The news release indicates that Maxwell’s correspondents 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 warden to scan and provide to the original sender.

Additional Privileges Reported

Other privileges allegedly granted to Maxwell include opportunities to interact with a trainee assistance dog – a perk typically prohibited – as well as private after-hours access to the prison exercise area.

Maxwell’s attorney did not immediately respond to a inquiry regarding the whistleblower’s claims.

Through a spokesperson, 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, it was reported that Maxwell told close associates in emails from prison that she was more content at the Texas facility than her former location.

In August, Maxwell was moved from a low-security prison in Florida's capital to the minimum-security camp in the state, where most inmates are incarcerated for non-violent offenses and white-collar crimes.

The transfer, which experts described as exceptional, occurred just days after she was interviewed about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the senior justice official, Todd Blanche, who also previously served as the President's private attorney.

That interview came as the administration was facing mounting pressure to disclose additional files related to the ongoing probe and amid widespread conjecture around the President's own connections to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender, who was found dead in a New York jail in that year while awaiting prosecution on trafficking accusations.

Lawmaker Reactions

In the news release, Raskin also announced that he had dispatched a communication to Trump, demanding answers about the insider's claims, and urged the president to deny the clemency appeal.

“You should not grant any type of pardon to this adjudicated and remorseless sex offender,” Raskin wrote in the letter. “Your Administration should not be providing her with personal amenities, with canine interaction, with government agents waiting on her every need, or with any preferential handling or institutional privilege at all.”

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

He inquired whether Trump had discussed a possible clemency for Maxwell with Blanche or others, whether he had instructed him or anyone else to provide Maxwell with the transfer or favorable and preferential treatment in detention, and whether Maxwell, her lawyers, family or representatives have made any promises to Trump or his legal team.

Raskin has asked for a response to the questions by 24 November.

Last month, the nation's highest court rejected an petition from the convict on her trafficking verdict.