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Per new allegations from a informant, Ghislaine Maxwell, now completing a 20-year prison term for trafficking offenses, is reportedly preparing a clemency request for review by the presidential administration.

Preferential Handling Alleged at Correctional Facility

Congressional Democrats on the House judiciary committee revealed that a source 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 House judiciary committee, declared in a official statement that the prison’s warden was “helping” the convict with copying, printing, and sending documents to support her bid for executive mercy.

The exact content of the clemency request are unclear, the congressman noted.

Claimed Perks and Custom Arrangements

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

These meetings reportedly involve a “special cordoned-off area” for visitors 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 security risk and potential for unsupervised contact.

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

Warden as “Personal Secretary”

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

The statement indicates that those writing to her would send files directly to the supervisor, who would hand them over to the inmate, for her to examine and change and provide them back to the official to scan and provide to the initial correspondent.

Additional Privileges Alleged

Further perks allegedly granted to her include time to “play with” a trainee assistance dog – a benefit typically prohibited – as well as private after-hours access to the prison exercise area.

Her legal counsel has not yet replied to a inquiry regarding the insider's allegations.

In a statement, the White House said that it “will not discuss” on potential clemency requests.

“Per the President's remarks, granting clemency to the convict is not something he has thought about,” the representative noted.

Context and Developments

Recently, reports surfaced that Maxwell told friends and family in emails from prison that she was “much happier” at the Texas facility than her former location.

This past summer, she was transferred from a secure facility in Tallahassee, Florida to the less restrictive prison in Texas, where most inmates are incarcerated for financial and non-violent crimes.

The transfer, which experts described as exceptional, occurred just shortly following she was questioned about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the deputy attorney general, the official, 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 Epstein investigation and amid intense speculation around Trump's own personal ties to the disgraced financier and adjudicated criminal, who was found dead in a New York jail in 2019 while facing trial on trafficking accusations.

Lawmaker Reactions

In the news release, the congressman also revealed that he had sent a letter to the President, requesting explanations about the whistleblower’s allegations, and urged the chief executive to reject 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. “Your Administration should not be providing her with room service, 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 address the disclosures and also posed three questions to Trump.

Raskin asked whether Trump had talked about a possible clemency for Maxwell with the official or others, whether he had directed Blanche or anyone else to provide Maxwell with the move or favorable and preferential treatment in detention, and whether she, her lawyers, family or representatives have made any promises to Trump or his legal team.

The representative requested for a response to the questions by 24 November.

Last month, the US supreme court declined to hear an appeal from Maxwell on her trafficking verdict.