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According to recent claims from a informant, Ghislaine Maxwell, now completing a two-decade sentence for trafficking offenses, is reportedly preparing a clemency request for review by the presidential administration.

Special Treatment Claimed at Federal Prison

House Democrats on the judicial oversight panel revealed that a whistleblower provided evidence indicating the inmate 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 top Democrat on the House judiciary committee, stated in a official statement that the facility's chief was “helping” Maxwell with document preparation and submission to support her bid for executive mercy.

The exact content of the “commutation application” remain unclear, the congressman noted.

Claimed Perks and Custom Arrangements

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

The visits allegedly include a “special cordoned-off area” for attendees and “an assortment of snacks and refreshments” for her associates.

Maxwell’s visitors were also allowed to carry electronic devices, which Raskin described as an “unprecedented action” given the potential danger and chance of unsupervised contact.

In one alleged instance, when communications failed for other inmates, she was given specific instructions about who she should tell her contacts to call and how personnel would relay the call to her.

Warden as “Personal Secretary”

The source also allegedly told House Democrats that when the convict wanted to examine and modify papers promptly, she reportedly employed the warden as her “personal secretary and administrative assistant”.

The statement indicates that those writing to her would send files directly to the warden, who would provide them to the inmate, who would review and edit them and return them to the warden to scan and provide to the original sender.

Extra Benefits Alleged

Other privileges allegedly granted to Maxwell include opportunities to interact with a trainee assistance dog – a benefit typically prohibited – as well as exclusive nighttime use to the facility's gym.

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

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

“Per the President's remarks, granting clemency to Ghislaine Maxwell is not something he has considered,” the representative noted.

Recent Background

Recently, it was reported that Maxwell told close associates in electronic messages that she was “much happier” at the new prison than her previous prison.

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

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

That interview came as the administration was facing increasing scrutiny to disclose additional files related to the Epstein investigation and amid widespread conjecture around Trump's own personal ties to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender, who was found dead in a New York jail in 2019 while facing trial on trafficking accusations.

Lawmaker Reactions

Through the statement, Raskin also revealed that he had dispatched a communication to Trump, demanding answers about the whistleblower’s allegations, and called on the chief executive to deny the clemency appeal.

“You should not grant any type of pardon to this convicted and unrepentant sex offender,” the representative stated in the document. “The government must not offer her with room service, with puppies to play with, with federal law enforcement officials waiting on her every need, or with any special treatment or institutional privilege at all.”

Raskin requested that Blanche attend a public congressional hearing to address the disclosures and also posed three questions to the President.

Raskin asked whether he had discussed a possible clemency for the convict with the official or others, whether he had instructed Blanche or anyone else to arrange Maxwell with the move or favorable and preferential treatment in prison, and whether Maxwell, her lawyers, family or agents have made any commitments to the President or his legal team.

Raskin has asked for a reply to the inquiries by 24 November.

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