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According to new allegations from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, now completing a two-decade sentence for sex-trafficking crimes, is allegedly readying a clemency request for consideration by the Trump administration.

Preferential Handling Alleged at Correctional Facility

House Democrats on the House judiciary committee revealed that a source provided evidence indicating the inmate is working on the commutation application. They also stated she has been receiving special treatment at the federal prison camp in Texas.

Congressman Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House judiciary committee, declared in a news release that the facility's chief was “helping” the convict with copying, printing, and sending documents to aid her effort for clemency.

The exact content of the clemency request remain unknown, the congressman noted.

Claimed Perks and Special Accommodations

Raskin states that, according to the whistleblower, the prisoner has been given specially prepared food that are “personally delivered” to her living area, and the warden has individually organized exclusive visits for her and her visitors.

The visits allegedly include a “special cordoned-off area” for visitors and a variety of food and drinks for her guests.

Those visiting Maxwell were also reportedly permitted to bring computers, which Raskin described as an “unprecedented action” given the security risk and potential for unmonitored communications.

In one alleged instance, when phone lines went down for other inmates, Maxwell was given specific instructions about instructing her contacts to contact and how staff would relay the call to her.

Supervisor Acting as Assistant

The source also allegedly told House Democrats that when Maxwell wanted to examine and modify papers promptly, she “essentially used” the official as her “personal secretary and administrative assistant”.

The statement states that those writing to her would email documents directly to the supervisor, who would provide them to Maxwell, who would review and edit them and provide them back to the official to digitize and send to the original sender.

Additional Privileges Alleged

Other privileges reportedly provided to Maxwell include opportunities to interact with a trainee assistance dog – a benefit typically prohibited – as well as private after-hours access to the facility's gym.

Her legal counsel has not yet replied to a inquiry regarding the whistleblower’s claims.

Through a spokesperson, the White House said that it “will not discuss” on possible pardon appeals.

“As President Trump has stated, granting clemency to Ghislaine Maxwell is not something he has thought about,” the spokesperson added.

Recent Background

Over the weekend, reports surfaced that she told close associates in emails from prison that she was “much happier” at the new prison than her former location.

This past summer, Maxwell was moved from a secure facility in Florida's capital to the minimum-security camp in the state, where most detainees are serving time for financial and non-violent crimes.

The transfer, which experts described as exceptional, occurred just days after she was interviewed about the Epstein case by the senior justice official, 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 ongoing probe and amid intense speculation around the President's own personal ties to the fallen billionaire and convicted sex offender, who was found deceased in custody in that year while facing trial on sex-trafficking charges.

Congressional Response

Through the statement, Raskin also revealed that he had dispatched a communication to Trump, requesting explanations about the whistleblower’s allegations, and urged the president to deny Maxwell’s commutation request.

“It would be inappropriate to approve any form of clemency to this convicted and unrepentant criminal,” the representative stated in the document. “The government must not offer her with personal amenities, with puppies to play with, with federal law enforcement officials attending to her requests, or with any special treatment or facility benefit at all.”

The congressman asked that the official appear for a public congressional hearing to discuss the revelations and also presented several inquiries to the President.

Raskin asked whether he had discussed a potential commutation for the convict with the official or others, whether he had directed him or anyone else to provide her with the move or favorable and preferential treatment in prison, and whether Maxwell, her attorneys, family or representatives have made any commitments to the President or his legal team.

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

In October, the US supreme court declined to hear an appeal from the convict on her trafficking verdict.