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Per new allegations from a informant, Ghislaine Maxwell, now completing a two-decade sentence for sex-trafficking crimes, is reportedly preparing a commutation application for consideration by the presidential administration.

Preferential Handling Alleged at Federal Prison

Congressional Democrats on the judicial oversight panel announced that a whistleblower provided information indicating Maxwell is working on the commutation application. Additionally, they mentioned she has been receiving special treatment at the federal prison camp in Texas.

Representative Jamie Raskin, the ranking member on the House judiciary committee, stated in a news release that the prison’s warden was assisting the convict with document preparation and submission to aid her effort for executive mercy.

The exact content of the “commutation application” are unknown, Raskin added.

Claimed Perks and Custom Arrangements

Raskin states that, according to the whistleblower, the prisoner has been given specially prepared food that are “personally delivered” to her cell, and the supervisor has “personally arranged” exclusive visits for Maxwell and her guests.

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

Maxwell’s visitors were also allowed to bring computers, which Raskin described as an exceptional measure given the potential danger 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 contact 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 news release states that Maxwell’s correspondents would send files directly to the warden, 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 original sender.

Additional Privileges Reported

Further perks allegedly granted to Maxwell include time to “play with” a service dog puppy – a benefit typically prohibited – as well as private after-hours access to the facility's gym.

Maxwell’s attorney has not yet replied to a request for comment regarding the insider's allegations.

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

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

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 previous prison.

This past summer, Maxwell was transferred from a low-security prison in Florida's capital to the minimum-security camp in Texas, where most detainees are serving time for non-violent offenses and white-collar crimes.

This move, which authorities called as exceptional, occurred just days after she was interviewed about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the deputy attorney general, 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 Epstein investigation and amid intense speculation around Trump's own personal ties to the fallen billionaire and adjudicated criminal, who was found deceased in custody 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, demanding answers about the whistleblower’s allegations, and urged the chief executive to deny the clemency appeal.

“It would be inappropriate to approve any type of pardon 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 government agents waiting on her every need, or with any special treatment or institutional privilege at all.”

Raskin requested that the official attend a public congressional hearing to discuss the revelations and also posed three questions to the President.

He inquired whether he had talked about a possible clemency for Maxwell with Blanche or others, whether he had instructed Blanche or anyone else to arrange her with the move or special conditions in detention, and whether she, her lawyers, relatives or representatives have made any promises to Trump 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 sex-trafficking conviction.