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According to new allegations from a informant, Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year prison term for sex-trafficking crimes, is allegedly readying a clemency request for review by the Trump administration.

Special Treatment Claimed at Federal Prison

House Democrats on the House judiciary committee announced that a source provided evidence indicating the inmate is working on the clemency petition. They also stated she has been given preferential conditions at the minimum-security facility in Texas.

Representative Jamie Raskin, the ranking member on the committee, declared in a news release that the facility's chief was “helping” the convict with copying, printing, and sending documents to aid her effort for executive mercy.

Specific details of the clemency request remain unknown, Raskin added.

Claimed Perks and Custom Arrangements

Raskin states that, according to the whistleblower, Maxwell has been given specially prepared food that are hand-delivered to her living area, and the supervisor has individually organized exclusive visits for Maxwell and her visitors.

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

Those visiting Maxwell were also allowed to carry electronic devices, which the congressman characterized as an “unprecedented action” given the potential danger and potential for unsupervised contact.

In one alleged instance, when communications failed for other inmates, Maxwell was given specific instructions about instructing her contacts to call and how personnel would connect the communication to her.

Warden as “Personal Secretary”

The source also allegedly told congressional members that when the convict wanted to review and edit documents promptly, she “essentially used” the warden as her “personal secretary and administrative assistant”.

The news release indicates that those writing to her would send files directly to the warden, who would provide them to Maxwell, for her to examine and change and provide them back to the warden to scan and provide to the original sender.

Extra Benefits Reported

Other privileges allegedly granted to her include opportunities to interact with a trainee assistance dog – a perk typically prohibited – as well as private after-hours access to the prison exercise area.

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

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

“Per the President's remarks, granting clemency to Ghislaine Maxwell is not something he has considered,” the spokesperson noted.

Recent Background

Recently, reports surfaced that Maxwell told close associates in electronic messages that she was more content at the new prison than her previous prison.

In August, she was transferred from a low-security prison in Tallahassee, Florida to the less restrictive prison in the state, where most inmates are incarcerated for financial and non-violent crimes.

The transfer, which experts described as exceptional, occurred just shortly following she was questioned about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the deputy attorney general, the official, who also once acted as the President's personal lawyer.

This questioning came as the Trump administration was facing mounting pressure to disclose additional files related to the ongoing probe and amid widespread conjecture around the President's own connections to the fallen billionaire and convicted sex offender, who was found dead in a New York jail in 2019 while facing trial on sex-trafficking charges.

Congressional Response

In the news release, Raskin also announced that he had sent a letter to Trump, requesting explanations about the whistleblower’s allegations, and called on the president to deny the clemency appeal.

“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 puppies to play with, with government agents waiting on her every need, or with any preferential handling or facility benefit at all.”

Raskin requested that Blanche appear for a public congressional hearing to discuss the revelations and also presented several inquiries to the President.

Raskin asked whether he had talked about a potential commutation for Maxwell with the official or others, whether he had instructed Blanche or anyone else to provide her with the transfer or special conditions in detention, and whether she, her lawyers, relatives or representatives have made any promises to the President or his attorneys.

Raskin has asked for a response to the questions by 24 November.

Last month, the nation's highest court declined to hear an appeal from Maxwell on her sex-trafficking conviction.