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Per recent claims from a informant, Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year prison term for sex-trafficking crimes, is reportedly preparing a clemency request for consideration by the presidential administration.

Preferential Handling Claimed at Correctional Facility

House Democrats on the judicial oversight panel announced that a whistleblower provided evidence indicating the inmate is preparing the commutation application. They also stated she has been receiving special treatment at the federal prison camp in Texas.

Congressman Jamie Raskin, the ranking member on the committee, stated in a news release 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 “commutation application” are unclear, the congressman noted.

Claimed Perks and Custom Arrangements

Raskin states that, according to the whistleblower, Maxwell has been receiving “customized” meals that are “personally delivered” to her living area, and the supervisor has individually organized private meetings for Maxwell and her guests.

These meetings allegedly include a “special cordoned-off area” for attendees and “an assortment of snacks and refreshments” for her guests.

Those visiting Maxwell were also reportedly permitted to carry electronic devices, which Raskin described as an exceptional measure given the security risk and chance of unsupervised contact.

In one alleged instance, when phone lines went down for other prisoners, she was provided directions about who she should tell her contacts to contact and how personnel would connect the communication to her.

Warden as “Personal Secretary”

The source also allegedly told congressional members that when Maxwell wanted to review and edit documents “quickly”, she “essentially used” the official as her “personal secretary and administrative assistant”.

The statement indicates that Maxwell’s correspondents would email documents directly to the warden, who would provide them to Maxwell, who would review and edit them and provide them back to the warden to scan and provide to the original sender.

Additional Privileges Alleged

Further perks reportedly provided to her include opportunities to interact with a trainee assistance dog – a benefit not “ordinarily allowed” – as well as private after-hours access to the prison exercise area.

Her legal counsel did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding the insider's allegations.

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

“Per the President's remarks, pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell is not something he has considered,” the representative added.

Recent Background

Recently, it was reported that Maxwell told close associates in emails from prison that she was more content at the new prison than her former location.

In August, Maxwell was transferred from a low-security prison in Tallahassee, Florida to the minimum-security camp in the state, where most inmates are serving time for financial and non-violent crimes.

This move, which authorities called as “unprecedented”, occurred just days after she was questioned about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the deputy attorney general, the official, who also previously served as Donald Trump's personal lawyer.

This questioning came as the administration was facing increasing scrutiny to release more documents related to the ongoing probe and amid widespread conjecture around the President's own personal ties to the fallen billionaire and convicted sex offender, who was found dead in a New York jail in 2019 while facing trial on sex-trafficking charges.

Congressional Response

In the news release, Raskin also revealed that he had sent a letter to Trump, demanding answers about the insider's claims, and called on the president to deny 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. “The government must not offer her with personal amenities, with canine interaction, with government agents attending to her requests, or with any special treatment or facility benefit at all.”

Raskin requested that Blanche attend a open legislative session 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 arrange Maxwell with the move or favorable and preferential treatment in prison, and whether Maxwell, her attorneys, family or agents have made any commitments to the President or his legal team.

Raskin has asked for a reply to the questions by the specified date.

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