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Per recent claims from a informant, Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year prison term for sex-trafficking crimes, is reportedly preparing a clemency request for review by the presidential administration.

Preferential Handling Alleged at Correctional Facility

House Democrats on the judicial oversight panel revealed that a source provided evidence indicating the inmate is preparing the clemency petition. Additionally, they mentioned she has been receiving special treatment at the minimum-security facility in the Lone Star State.

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

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

Alleged Privileges and Special Accommodations

Raskin states that, per the insider, the prisoner has been given specially prepared food that are hand-delivered to her living area, and the warden has individually organized exclusive visits for her and her visitors.

The visits allegedly include a designated private space for attendees and a variety of food and drinks for her guests.

Those visiting Maxwell were also allowed to carry electronic devices, which Raskin described as an “unprecedented action” given the security risk and chance of unsupervised contact.

In one alleged instance, when communications failed for other inmates, she was provided directions about who she should tell her associates to call and how personnel 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 private aide.

The statement indicates that Maxwell’s correspondents would email documents directly to the supervisor, who would provide them to the inmate, who would review and edit them and return them to the warden to scan and provide to the initial correspondent.

Additional Privileges Alleged

Other privileges allegedly granted to her include time to “play with” a service dog puppy – a perk not “ordinarily allowed” – as well as private after-hours access to the facility's gym.

Maxwell’s attorney did not immediately respond to a inquiry regarding the whistleblower’s claims.

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

“As President Trump has stated, pardoning the convict is not something he has considered,” the representative added.

Recent Background

Over the weekend, it was reported that she told close associates in emails from prison that she was “much happier” at the new prison than her previous prison.

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 serving time for non-violent offenses and white-collar crimes.

The transfer, which authorities called as “unprecedented”, occurred just days after she was questioned about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the deputy attorney general, the official, who also once acted as Donald Trump's private attorney.

This questioning came as the administration was facing increasing scrutiny to release more documents related to the Epstein investigation and amid widespread conjecture around the President's own personal ties to the fallen billionaire and convicted sex offender, who was found deceased in custody in 2019 while awaiting prosecution on sex-trafficking charges.

Lawmaker Reactions

Through the statement, the congressman also revealed that he had sent a letter to Trump, requesting explanations about the whistleblower’s allegations, and urged the president to reject Maxwell’s commutation request.

“You should not grant any type of pardon to this convicted and unrepentant criminal,” the representative stated in the document. “Your Administration should not be providing her with personal amenities, with puppies to play with, 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 appear for a open legislative session to address the disclosures and also posed three questions to the President.

He inquired whether he had discussed a potential commutation for the convict with the official or others, whether he had directed him or anyone else to provide Maxwell with the transfer or special conditions in prison, and whether she, her attorneys, relatives or representatives have made any promises to Trump or his legal team.

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

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