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Per recent claims from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year prison term for sex-trafficking crimes, is allegedly readying a commutation application for review by the presidential administration.

Special Treatment Alleged at Federal Prison

House Democrats on the House judiciary committee announced that a whistleblower provided information indicating the inmate is working on the clemency petition. They also stated she has been receiving special treatment at the minimum-security facility in the Lone Star State.

Congressman Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the committee, declared in a official statement that the prison’s warden was “helping” Maxwell with copying, printing, and sending documents to aid her effort for executive mercy.

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

Alleged Privileges and Special Accommodations

The representative claims that, per the insider, the prisoner has been receiving “customized” meals that are “personally delivered” to her cell, and the warden has individually organized 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 guests.

Maxwell’s visitors were also allowed to carry electronic devices, which the congressman characterized as an “unprecedented action” given the potential danger and potential for unmonitored communications.

In one alleged instance, when phone lines went down for other inmates, Maxwell was given specific instructions about who she should tell her associates to call and how personnel would connect the communication to her.

Supervisor Acting as Assistant

The whistleblower further reportedly told House Democrats that when the convict wanted to review and edit documents promptly, she “essentially used” the warden as her private aide.

The statement states that Maxwell’s correspondents would send files directly to the supervisor, who would provide them to the inmate, who would review and edit them and provide them back to the official to scan and provide to the initial correspondent.

Additional Privileges Alleged

Other privileges allegedly granted to her include opportunities to interact with a service dog puppy – a perk typically prohibited – as well as exclusive nighttime use to the facility's gym.

Maxwell’s attorney has not yet replied 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, granting clemency to Ghislaine Maxwell is not something he has thought about,” the spokesperson 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.

In August, she was moved from a low-security prison in Florida's capital to the less restrictive prison in Texas, where most detainees are incarcerated for non-violent offenses and white-collar crimes.

The transfer, which authorities called as exceptional, occurred just shortly following she was questioned about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the senior justice official, Todd Blanche, who also once acted as the President'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 connections to the fallen billionaire and convicted sex offender, who was found deceased in custody in that year while facing trial on trafficking accusations.

Congressional Response

In the news release, the congressman also announced that he had sent a letter to Trump, requesting explanations about the insider's claims, and urged the chief executive to reject the clemency appeal.

“You should not grant any type of pardon to this adjudicated and remorseless sex offender,” the representative stated in the document. “The government must not offer her with personal amenities, with puppies to play with, with government agents attending to her requests, or with any preferential handling or institutional privilege at all.”

The congressman asked that Blanche appear for a public congressional hearing to address the disclosures and also presented several inquiries to the President.

He inquired whether he had talked about a possible clemency for Maxwell with Blanche or others, whether he had instructed him or anyone else to provide her with the move or special conditions in detention, and whether Maxwell, her attorneys, relatives or agents have made any promises to Trump or his attorneys.

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

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