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Per recent claims from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, now completing a two-decade sentence for trafficking offenses, is reportedly preparing a clemency request for consideration by the presidential administration.

Preferential Handling Alleged at Correctional Facility

House Democrats on the House judiciary committee announced that a whistleblower provided evidence indicating Maxwell is working on the commutation application. Additionally, they mentioned she has been receiving special treatment at the minimum-security facility in Texas.

Congressman Jamie Raskin, the ranking member on the House judiciary committee, stated in a news release that the prison’s warden was “helping” Maxwell with document preparation and submission to aid her effort for clemency.

The exact content of the “commutation application” remain unclear, Raskin added.

Alleged Privileges and Custom Arrangements

Raskin states that, per the insider, the prisoner has been given specially prepared food that are “personally delivered” to her cell, and the warden has “personally arranged” exclusive visits for her and her visitors.

The visits allegedly include a designated private space for visitors and “an assortment of snacks and refreshments” for her guests.

Those visiting Maxwell were also reportedly permitted to bring computers, which the congressman characterized as an exceptional measure given the security risk and potential for unmonitored communications.

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

Warden as “Personal Secretary”

The whistleblower further reportedly told House Democrats that when the convict wanted to review and edit documents promptly, she “essentially used” the warden as her private aide.

The statement states that Maxwell’s correspondents would email documents directly to the supervisor, who would hand them over to Maxwell, who would review and edit them and return them to the warden to scan and provide to the original sender.

Extra Benefits Reported

Further perks reportedly provided to Maxwell include time to “play with” a service dog puppy – a benefit not “ordinarily allowed” – as well as private after-hours access to the facility's gym.

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

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

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

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 previous prison.

This past summer, Maxwell was transferred from a secure facility in Tallahassee, Florida to the minimum-security camp in Texas, where most inmates are incarcerated for non-violent offenses and white-collar crimes.

This move, which experts described as exceptional, occurred just shortly following she was interviewed about the Epstein case by the deputy attorney general, the official, who also once acted as the President's personal lawyer.

That interview came as the administration was facing mounting pressure to release more documents related to the Epstein investigation and amid widespread conjecture around the President'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 sex-trafficking charges.

Lawmaker Reactions

Through the statement, the congressman also revealed that he had sent a letter to Trump, requesting explanations about the insider's claims, and called on the president to reject Maxwell’s commutation request.

“You should not grant any form of clemency to this convicted and unrepentant criminal,” Raskin wrote in the letter. “Your Administration should not be providing her with room service, with canine interaction, with federal law enforcement officials waiting on her every need, or with any preferential handling or facility benefit at all.”

Raskin requested that the official appear for a open legislative session to address the disclosures and also posed three questions to Trump.

He inquired whether Trump had discussed a potential commutation for the convict with the official or others, whether he had instructed him or anyone else to provide her with the transfer or special conditions in prison, and whether Maxwell, her lawyers, family or representatives have made any commitments to the President or his attorneys.

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

Last month, the US supreme court rejected an appeal from the convict on her trafficking verdict.