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According to recent claims from a informant, Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year prison term for sex-trafficking crimes, is reportedly preparing a commutation application for consideration by the presidential administration.

Preferential Handling Claimed at Federal Prison

House Democrats on the House judiciary committee revealed that a whistleblower provided information indicating the inmate is preparing the clemency petition. They also stated she has been receiving special treatment at the minimum-security facility in Texas.

Representative Jamie Raskin, the ranking member on the committee, stated in a news release that the facility's chief was assisting Maxwell with document preparation and submission to aid her effort for executive mercy.

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

Alleged Privileges and Special Accommodations

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

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

Those visiting Maxwell were also reportedly permitted to carry electronic devices, which the congressman characterized as an exceptional measure given the potential danger and potential for unsupervised contact.

In one alleged instance, when phone lines went down for other inmates, she was provided directions about instructing her associates to call and how personnel would relay the call to her.

Supervisor Acting as Assistant

The source also allegedly told congressional members that when the convict wanted to examine and modify papers “quickly”, she “essentially used” the official as her “personal secretary and administrative assistant”.

The statement indicates that Maxwell’s correspondents would send files directly to the supervisor, who would hand them over to the inmate, who would review and edit them and provide them back to the official to scan and provide to the original sender.

Extra Benefits Alleged

Other privileges reportedly provided to Maxwell include opportunities to interact with a trainee assistance dog – a benefit typically prohibited – as well as exclusive nighttime use to the prison exercise area.

Her legal counsel did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding the insider's allegations.

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

“As President Trump has stated, granting clemency to the convict is not something he has considered,” the spokesperson noted.

Recent Background

Over the weekend, it was reported that she told friends and family in emails from prison that she was more content at the Texas facility than her previous prison.

This past summer, she was moved 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 experts described as “unprecedented”, occurred just days after she was interviewed about the Epstein case by the deputy attorney general, the official, who also previously served as Donald Trump's personal lawyer.

That interview came as the Trump administration was facing increasing scrutiny to release more documents related to the Epstein investigation and amid intense speculation around the President's own personal ties to the fallen billionaire and convicted sex offender, who was found deceased in custody in 2019 while awaiting prosecution on trafficking accusations.

Lawmaker Reactions

Through the statement, the congressman also revealed that he had sent a letter to the President, requesting explanations about the insider's claims, 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 criminal,” the representative stated in the document. “Your Administration should not be providing her with personal amenities, with puppies to play with, with federal law enforcement officials waiting on her every need, or with any preferential handling or institutional privilege at all.”

Raskin requested that the official attend a open legislative session to discuss the revelations and also posed three questions to Trump.

Raskin asked whether he had talked about a possible clemency for the convict with Blanche or others, whether he had directed Blanche or anyone else to provide Maxwell with the move or special conditions in prison, and whether she, her attorneys, relatives or representatives have made any promises to the President or his attorneys.

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

In October, the US supreme court declined to hear an appeal from the convict on her trafficking verdict.