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According to recent claims from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year prison term for sex-trafficking crimes, is allegedly readying a commutation application for review by the Trump administration.

Preferential Handling Alleged at Federal Prison

House Democrats on the House judiciary committee announced that a source provided evidence indicating Maxwell is preparing the clemency petition. Additionally, they mentioned she has been receiving special treatment at the federal prison camp in Texas.

Representative Jamie Raskin, the ranking member on the committee, stated in a official statement that the prison’s warden was assisting the convict with document preparation and submission to support her bid for clemency.

Specific details of the “commutation application” remain unknown, the congressman noted.

Claimed Perks and Custom Arrangements

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

These meetings allegedly include a designated private space for attendees and “an assortment of snacks and refreshments” for her guests.

Those visiting Maxwell were also allowed to bring computers, which the congressman characterized as an “unprecedented action” given the security risk and potential for unmonitored communications.

In one alleged instance, when phone lines went down for other inmates, Maxwell was given specific instructions about who she should tell her associates to call and how staff would relay the call to her.

Warden as “Personal Secretary”

The whistleblower further reportedly told House Democrats that when Maxwell wanted to examine and modify papers “quickly”, she reportedly employed the warden as her private aide.

The statement indicates that Maxwell’s correspondents would send files directly to the warden, who would hand them over to Maxwell, for her to examine and change and provide them back to the official to digitize and send to the original sender.

Extra Benefits Reported

Further perks reportedly provided to Maxwell include opportunities to interact with a service dog puppy – a benefit typically prohibited – as well as private after-hours access to the prison exercise area.

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 “will not discuss” on potential clemency requests.

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

Recent Background

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

In August, Maxwell was transferred from a low-security prison in Tallahassee, Florida to the less restrictive prison in the state, where most detainees are incarcerated for financial and non-violent crimes.

The transfer, which experts described as exceptional, occurred just shortly following she was questioned about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the senior justice official, the official, who also previously served as the President's personal lawyer.

That interview came as the Trump administration was facing increasing scrutiny to disclose additional files related to the ongoing probe and amid intense speculation around the President's own connections to the fallen billionaire and convicted sex offender, who was found deceased in custody in that year while awaiting prosecution on sex-trafficking charges.

Lawmaker Reactions

In the news release, Raskin also announced that he had sent a letter to the President, demanding answers about the whistleblower’s allegations, and called on the president to deny the clemency appeal.

“You should not grant any form of clemency to this convicted and unrepentant sex offender,” Raskin wrote in the letter. “Your Administration should not be providing her with room service, with puppies to play with, with federal law enforcement officials attending to her requests, or with any special treatment or facility benefit at all.”

The congressman asked that Blanche attend a public congressional hearing to discuss the revelations and also posed three questions to the President.

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

The representative requested for a reply to the inquiries by the specified date.

In October, the US supreme court declined to hear an petition from Maxwell on her sex-trafficking conviction.