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Per new allegations from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, now completing a two-decade sentence for sex-trafficking crimes, is allegedly readying a clemency request for consideration by the Trump administration.

Preferential Handling Alleged at Federal Prison

House Democrats on the judicial oversight panel announced that a source provided information indicating Maxwell is working on the clemency petition. They also stated she has been receiving special treatment at the minimum-security facility in the Lone Star State.

Representative Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat 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 clemency.

The exact content of the clemency request are unclear, Raskin added.

Alleged Privileges and Custom Arrangements

Raskin states that, according to the whistleblower, the prisoner has been receiving “customized” meals that are hand-delivered to her living area, and the supervisor has individually organized private meetings for her and her guests.

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

Those visiting Maxwell were also reportedly permitted to carry electronic devices, which Raskin described as an exceptional measure given the potential danger and chance of unsupervised contact.

Reportedly on one occasion, when communications failed for other inmates, Maxwell 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 the convict wanted to examine and modify papers “quickly”, she reportedly employed the official as her “personal secretary and administrative assistant”.

The statement states that those writing to her would send files directly to the supervisor, who would hand them over to Maxwell, who would review and edit them and return them to the official to scan and provide to the original sender.

Additional Privileges Alleged

Further perks allegedly granted to Maxwell include time to “play with” a service dog puppy – a perk typically prohibited – as well as exclusive nighttime use to the facility's gym.

Maxwell’s attorney did not immediately respond to a inquiry regarding the insider's allegations.

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

“Per the President's remarks, pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell is not something he has thought about,” the representative added.

Recent Background

Recently, reports surfaced that Maxwell told friends and family in emails from prison that she was more content at the Texas facility than her previous prison.

In August, Maxwell was transferred from a secure facility in Florida's capital to the less restrictive prison in the state, where most inmates are serving time for financial and non-violent crimes.

The transfer, which authorities called as exceptional, occurred just days after she was interviewed about the Epstein case by the deputy attorney general, the official, who also once acted as the President's private attorney.

This questioning came as the administration was facing increasing scrutiny to release more documents related to the ongoing probe and amid intense speculation around Trump's own connections 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

In the news release, Raskin also revealed that he had sent a letter to Trump, demanding answers about the whistleblower’s allegations, and called on the president to reject Maxwell’s commutation request.

“You should not grant any type of pardon to this convicted and unrepentant criminal,” Raskin wrote in the document. “The government must not offer her with room service, with canine interaction, with government agents waiting on her every need, or with any preferential handling or facility benefit at all.”

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

He inquired whether he had discussed a potential commutation for Maxwell with the official or others, whether he had directed Blanche or anyone else to arrange her with the move or special conditions in prison, and whether Maxwell, her lawyers, family or representatives have made any promises to Trump or his attorneys.

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

Last month, the nation's highest court rejected an appeal from the convict on her trafficking verdict.