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According to new allegations from a informant, Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a two-decade sentence for trafficking offenses, is reportedly preparing a clemency request for review by the Trump administration.

Preferential Handling Claimed at Federal Prison

Congressional Democrats on the judicial oversight panel revealed that a whistleblower provided evidence indicating the inmate is working on the commutation application. They also stated she has been receiving special treatment at the federal prison camp in the Lone Star State.

Congressman Jamie Raskin, the ranking member on the House judiciary committee, stated in a news release that the facility's chief was “helping” the convict with document preparation and submission to support her bid for executive mercy.

Specific details of the “commutation application” are unknown, Raskin added.

Claimed Perks and Special Accommodations

The representative claims that, per the insider, the prisoner has been receiving “customized” meals that are hand-delivered to her cell, and the supervisor has individually organized private meetings 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 exceptional measure given the security risk and chance of unsupervised contact.

In one alleged instance, when communications failed for other prisoners, Maxwell was provided directions about who she should tell her associates 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 reportedly employed the warden 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, for her to examine and change and return them to the warden to digitize and send to the original sender.

Additional Privileges Reported

Further perks reportedly provided to her include time to “play with” a trainee assistance dog – a benefit typically prohibited – as well as exclusive nighttime use to the facility's gym.

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

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

“As President Trump has stated, granting clemency to the convict is not something he has thought about,” the spokesperson noted.

Recent Background

Recently, it was reported that Maxwell told friends and family in emails from prison that she was “much happier” at the new prison than her former location.

In August, she was transferred from a low-security prison in Tallahassee, Florida to the minimum-security camp in the state, where most inmates are incarcerated 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 senior justice official, Todd Blanche, who also once acted as Donald Trump's private attorney.

That interview came as the administration was facing mounting pressure to disclose additional files related to the ongoing probe and amid intense speculation around the President's own personal ties to the disgraced financier and adjudicated criminal, who was found deceased in custody in that year while facing trial on sex-trafficking charges.

Lawmaker Reactions

In the news release, the congressman also revealed that he had dispatched a communication to Trump, requesting explanations about the insider's claims, and called on the president to reject the clemency appeal.

“You should not grant any form of clemency to this adjudicated and remorseless sex offender,” the representative stated in the letter. “Your Administration should not be providing 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 presented several inquiries to Trump.

Raskin asked whether he had talked about a possible clemency for Maxwell with Blanche or others, whether he had directed him or anyone else to arrange her with the move or special conditions in detention, and whether she, her attorneys, family or agents 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 rejected an petition from Maxwell on her trafficking verdict.