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According to new allegations from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year prison term for trafficking offenses, is reportedly preparing a commutation application for review by the Trump administration.

Special Treatment Claimed at Federal Prison

Congressional Democrats on the judicial oversight panel announced that a source provided evidence indicating Maxwell is working on the clemency petition. They also stated she has been receiving special treatment at the federal prison camp in Texas.

Representative Jamie Raskin, the ranking member on the House judiciary committee, declared in a news release that the prison’s warden was assisting Maxwell with copying, printing, and sending documents to aid her effort for executive mercy.

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

Claimed Perks and Special Accommodations

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

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

Those visiting Maxwell 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 communications failed for other inmates, Maxwell was given specific instructions about who she should tell her contacts to call and how staff would relay the call to her.

Supervisor Acting as Assistant

The whistleblower further reportedly told congressional members that when the convict wanted to examine and modify papers promptly, she reportedly employed the official as her “personal secretary and administrative assistant”.

The news release indicates that Maxwell’s correspondents would send files directly to the warden, who would provide them to the inmate, who would review and edit them and provide them back to the official to digitize and send to the original sender.

Extra Benefits Reported

Other privileges allegedly granted to her include time to “play with” a trainee assistance dog – a perk typically prohibited – as well as private after-hours access to the facility's gym.

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

Through a spokesperson, the presidential office said that it “does not comment” on potential clemency requests.

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

Recent Background

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

In August, Maxwell was moved from a low-security prison in Tallahassee, Florida to the less restrictive prison in Texas, where most inmates are serving time for financial and non-violent crimes.

This move, which experts described as “unprecedented”, occurred just days after she was interviewed about the Epstein case by the deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, who also previously served as the President's private attorney.

That interview came as the Trump administration was facing increasing scrutiny to disclose additional files related to the Epstein investigation and amid intense speculation around the President's own personal ties to the disgraced financier and adjudicated criminal, who was found dead in a New York jail in that year while facing trial on trafficking accusations.

Lawmaker Reactions

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

“You should not grant 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 federal law enforcement officials waiting on her every need, or with any special treatment or facility benefit at all.”

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

He inquired whether he had discussed a possible clemency for the convict with the official or others, whether he had directed him or anyone else to arrange her with the transfer or special conditions in prison, and whether she, her attorneys, relatives or representatives have made any commitments to Trump or his attorneys.

The representative requested for a reply to the inquiries by the specified date.

In October, the nation's highest court rejected an appeal from the convict on her sex-trafficking conviction.