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According to new allegations from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a two-decade sentence for trafficking offenses, is reportedly preparing a commutation application for consideration by the Trump administration.

Special Treatment Claimed at Correctional Facility

House Democrats on the House judiciary committee revealed that a whistleblower provided evidence indicating the inmate is working on the clemency petition. Additionally, they mentioned she has been given preferential conditions at the minimum-security facility in the Lone Star State.

Congressman Jamie Raskin, the ranking member on the committee, stated in a news release that the prison’s warden was assisting the convict with document preparation and submission to aid her effort for executive mercy.

The exact content of the “commutation application” are unknown, Raskin added.

Claimed Perks and Special Accommodations

Raskin states that, according to the whistleblower, Maxwell has been receiving “customized” meals that are hand-delivered to her living area, and the supervisor has “personally arranged” private meetings for her and her guests.

These meetings allegedly include a “special cordoned-off area” for visitors and “an assortment of snacks and refreshments” for her associates.

Those visiting Maxwell were also allowed to bring computers, which Raskin described as an exceptional measure given the security risk and potential for unsupervised contact.

Reportedly on one occasion, when phone lines went down for other prisoners, she was given specific instructions about instructing her contacts to contact and how personnel would relay the call to her.

Supervisor Acting as Assistant

The source also allegedly told congressional members that when the convict wanted to examine and modify papers promptly, she “essentially used” the official as her “personal secretary and administrative assistant”.

The statement states that those writing to her would email documents directly to the supervisor, who would hand them over to the inmate, for her to examine and change and provide them back to the official to digitize and send to the original sender.

Extra Benefits Alleged

Other privileges reportedly provided to Maxwell include time to “play with” a service dog puppy – a benefit typically prohibited – as well as private after-hours access to the facility's gym.

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

In a statement, the White House said that it “does not comment” on possible pardon appeals.

“Per the President's remarks, pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell is not something he has thought about,” the representative noted.

Context and Developments

Recently, it was reported that she told close associates in electronic messages that she was “much happier” at the Texas facility than her previous prison.

This past summer, Maxwell was moved from a low-security prison in Florida's capital to the minimum-security camp in the state, where most inmates are serving time for non-violent offenses and white-collar crimes.

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

That interview came as the administration was facing increasing scrutiny to disclose additional files related to the ongoing probe and amid intense speculation around Trump's own connections to the disgraced financier and adjudicated criminal, who was found deceased in custody in 2019 while awaiting prosecution on sex-trafficking charges.

Congressional Response

In the news release, Raskin also announced that he had sent a letter to Trump, demanding answers about the insider's claims, and called on the chief executive to reject the clemency appeal.

“It would be inappropriate to approve any type of pardon to this adjudicated and remorseless criminal,” the representative stated in the letter. “The government must not offer her with room service, 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 Blanche attend a public congressional hearing to discuss the revelations and also posed three questions to Trump.

Raskin asked whether he had discussed a potential commutation for Maxwell with the official or others, whether he had instructed Blanche or anyone else to arrange Maxwell with the transfer or favorable and preferential treatment in detention, and whether Maxwell, her attorneys, family or agents have made any promises to Trump or his legal team.

Raskin has asked for a response to the questions by the specified date.

Last month, the US supreme court rejected an petition from Maxwell on her trafficking verdict.