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Per recent claims from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year prison term for sex-trafficking crimes, is reportedly preparing a clemency request for consideration by the presidential administration.

Special Treatment Alleged at Correctional Facility

House Democrats on the judicial oversight panel revealed that a whistleblower provided information indicating the inmate is working on the commutation application. Additionally, they mentioned 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 official statement that the prison’s warden was assisting Maxwell with copying, printing, and sending documents to support her bid for executive mercy.

Specific details of the “commutation application” remain unclear, Raskin added.

Alleged Privileges and Custom Arrangements

The representative claims that, per the insider, Maxwell has been receiving “customized” meals that are “personally delivered” to her cell, and the supervisor has “personally arranged” exclusive visits for her and her guests.

The visits reportedly involve a “special cordoned-off area” for visitors and “an assortment of snacks and refreshments” for her guests.

Maxwell’s visitors were also reportedly permitted to carry electronic devices, which Raskin described as an exceptional measure given the security risk and potential for unmonitored communications.

Reportedly on one occasion, when phone lines went down for other inmates, 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 whistleblower further reportedly told congressional members that when Maxwell wanted to review and edit documents promptly, she “essentially used” the official as her “personal secretary and administrative assistant”.

The statement states that those writing to her would email documents directly to the supervisor, who would provide them to Maxwell, who would review and edit them and provide them back to the official to scan and provide to the initial correspondent.

Additional Privileges Alleged

Other privileges reportedly provided to her include time to “play with” a trainee assistance dog – a perk not “ordinarily allowed” – as well as private after-hours access to the facility's gym.

Her legal counsel has not yet replied to a request for comment regarding the whistleblower’s claims.

Through a spokesperson, the White House said that it “will not discuss” on possible pardon appeals.

“Per the President's remarks, pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell is not something he has considered,” the spokesperson added.

Recent Background

Over the weekend, it was reported that Maxwell told close associates in emails from prison that she was “much happier” at the Texas facility than her previous prison.

This past summer, Maxwell was transferred from a low-security prison in Tallahassee, Florida to the less restrictive prison in the state, where most inmates are serving time for financial and non-violent crimes.

This move, which authorities called as “unprecedented”, occurred just days after she was interviewed about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the senior justice official, Todd Blanche, who also previously served as Donald Trump's personal lawyer.

That interview came as the Trump administration was facing mounting pressure to disclose additional files related to the Epstein investigation and amid widespread conjecture around the President's own personal ties to the fallen billionaire and adjudicated criminal, who was found dead in a New York jail in that year while awaiting prosecution on trafficking accusations.

Lawmaker Reactions

Through the statement, the congressman also announced that he had sent a letter to Trump, requesting explanations about the whistleblower’s allegations, and called on the chief executive to reject Maxwell’s commutation request.

“It would be inappropriate to approve any form of clemency to this convicted and unrepentant sex offender,” the representative stated in the document. “The government must not offer her with room service, with canine interaction, with government agents attending to her requests, or with any preferential handling or institutional privilege at all.”

The congressman asked that the official appear for a open legislative session to discuss the revelations and also posed three questions to the President.

Raskin asked whether he had talked about 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 favorable and preferential treatment in detention, and whether Maxwell, her attorneys, family or representatives have made any promises to the President or his legal team.

The representative requested for a reply to the inquiries by 24 November.

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