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Per recent claims from a informant, Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a two-decade sentence for trafficking offenses, is allegedly readying a clemency request for consideration by the Trump administration.

Special Treatment Alleged at Correctional Facility

Congressional Democrats on the House judiciary committee announced that a source provided information 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, stated in a news release that the facility's chief was assisting Maxwell with document preparation and submission to aid her effort for clemency.

The exact content of the “commutation application” are unclear, the congressman noted.

Claimed Perks and Special Accommodations

Raskin states that, per the insider, Maxwell has been given specially prepared food that are hand-delivered to her living area, and the supervisor has “personally arranged” exclusive visits for her and her visitors.

The visits reportedly involve a “special cordoned-off area” for attendees and a variety of food and drinks for her associates.

Maxwell’s visitors were also allowed to carry electronic devices, which the congressman characterized as an “unprecedented action” given the potential danger and potential for unmonitored communications.

In one alleged instance, when communications failed for other inmates, she was given specific instructions about instructing her associates to call and how personnel would relay the call to her.

Supervisor Acting as Assistant

The whistleblower further reportedly told congressional members that when Maxwell wanted to examine and modify papers “quickly”, she “essentially used” the warden as her “personal secretary and administrative assistant”.

The news release states that Maxwell’s correspondents would send files directly to the warden, who would provide them to the inmate, who would review and edit them and provide them back to the official to scan and provide to the initial correspondent.

Extra Benefits Reported

Other privileges reportedly provided to Maxwell include time to “play with” a service dog puppy – a benefit not “ordinarily allowed” – as well as exclusive nighttime use to the prison exercise area.

Maxwell’s attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding the whistleblower’s claims.

In a statement, the presidential office said that it “does not comment” on potential clemency requests.

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

Recent Background

Over the weekend, reports surfaced that she told close associates in electronic messages that she was more content at the new prison than her former location.

In August, she was moved from a low-security prison in Florida's capital to the less restrictive prison in the state, where most detainees are incarcerated for non-violent offenses and white-collar crimes.

The transfer, which experts described as exceptional, occurred just shortly following she was interviewed about the Epstein case by the deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, who also previously served as Donald Trump's private attorney.

That interview came as the administration was facing increasing scrutiny to release more documents 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 deceased in custody in 2019 while facing trial on sex-trafficking charges.

Congressional Response

In the news release, the congressman also announced that he had dispatched a communication to Trump, demanding answers about the insider's claims, and urged the chief executive to reject Maxwell’s commutation request.

“It would be inappropriate to approve any type of pardon to this convicted and unrepentant sex offender,” Raskin wrote in the letter. “Your Administration should not be providing her with personal amenities, with canine interaction, with government agents attending to her requests, or with any preferential handling or facility benefit at all.”

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

Raskin asked whether Trump had talked about a possible clemency for the convict with the official or others, whether he had directed Blanche or anyone else to provide Maxwell with the transfer or special conditions in detention, and whether Maxwell, her lawyers, family or representatives have made any promises to the President or his attorneys.

The representative requested for a response to the questions by the specified date.

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