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According to new allegations from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a two-decade sentence for sex-trafficking crimes, is allegedly readying a clemency request for review by the presidential administration.

Preferential Handling Alleged at Correctional Facility

House Democrats on the judicial oversight panel announced that a whistleblower provided evidence indicating Maxwell is working on the commutation application. Additionally, they mentioned she has been given preferential conditions at the federal prison camp in Texas.

Congressman Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the committee, stated in a news release that the facility's chief was “helping” Maxwell with copying, printing, and sending documents to support her bid for executive mercy.

The exact content of the clemency request remain unclear, the congressman noted.

Alleged Privileges and Special Accommodations

Raskin states that, per the insider, Maxwell has been receiving “customized” meals that are “personally delivered” to her cell, and the warden has individually organized exclusive visits for Maxwell and her guests.

The visits allegedly include a designated private space for visitors and “an assortment of snacks and refreshments” for her associates.

Those visiting Maxwell were also allowed to carry electronic devices, which the congressman characterized as an exceptional measure given the security risk and chance of unmonitored communications.

Reportedly on one occasion, when communications failed for other inmates, Maxwell was provided directions about who she should tell her contacts to call and how staff would connect the communication to her.

Supervisor Acting as Assistant

The whistleblower further reportedly told House Democrats that when the convict wanted to review and edit documents “quickly”, she “essentially used” the official as her “personal secretary and administrative assistant”.

The news release states that Maxwell’s correspondents would send files directly to the supervisor, who would hand them over to Maxwell, for her to examine and change and provide them back to the warden to scan and provide to the original sender.

Additional Privileges Reported

Other privileges allegedly granted to her include time to “play with” a trainee assistance dog – a benefit not “ordinarily allowed” – as well as exclusive nighttime use 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 the convict is not something he has considered,” the spokesperson noted.

Recent Background

Over the weekend, reports surfaced that she told friends and family in emails from prison that she was more content at the Texas facility than her former location.

This past summer, Maxwell was transferred from a secure facility in Tallahassee, Florida to the minimum-security camp in Texas, where most inmates are serving time for financial and non-violent crimes.

The transfer, which experts described as “unprecedented”, occurred just days after she was questioned about the Epstein case by the deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, who also previously served as the President's personal lawyer.

This questioning came as the administration was facing mounting pressure to disclose additional files related to the Epstein investigation and amid intense speculation around Trump's own connections to the fallen billionaire and convicted sex offender, who was found dead in a New York jail in 2019 while awaiting prosecution on trafficking accusations.

Lawmaker Reactions

Through the statement, the congressman also revealed that he had dispatched a communication to the President, requesting explanations about the whistleblower’s allegations, and urged the president to deny Maxwell’s commutation request.

“It would be inappropriate to approve any form of clemency to this convicted and unrepentant sex offender,” Raskin wrote in the document. “Your Administration should not be providing her with room service, with canine interaction, with federal law enforcement officials attending to her requests, or with any preferential handling or institutional privilege at all.”

The congressman asked that the official attend a open legislative session to address the disclosures and also presented several inquiries to Trump.

Raskin asked whether Trump had talked about a potential commutation for Maxwell with the official or others, whether he had instructed him or anyone else to provide her with the move or favorable and preferential treatment in prison, and whether Maxwell, her attorneys, family or representatives have made any commitments to Trump or his legal team.

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

Last month, the US supreme court rejected an appeal from Maxwell on her sex-trafficking conviction.