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Per recent claims from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, now completing a two-decade sentence for sex-trafficking crimes, is reportedly preparing a commutation application for review by the presidential administration.

Preferential Handling Claimed at Correctional Facility

House Democrats on the House judiciary committee revealed that a whistleblower provided information indicating Maxwell is working on the clemency petition. Additionally, they mentioned she has been receiving special treatment at the federal prison camp in the Lone Star State.

Congressman Jamie Raskin, the ranking member on the committee, stated in a official statement that the facility's chief was assisting the convict with copying, printing, and sending documents to support her bid for executive mercy.

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

Alleged Privileges and Special Accommodations

The representative claims that, per the insider, Maxwell has been receiving “customized” meals that are “personally delivered” to her cell, and the warden has individually organized private meetings for her and her guests.

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 exceptional measure given the potential danger and chance of unmonitored communications.

Reportedly on one occasion, when phone lines went down for other prisoners, Maxwell was provided directions about instructing her associates to call and how staff would connect the communication to her.

Warden as “Personal Secretary”

The whistleblower further reportedly told House Democrats that when the convict wanted to review and edit documents promptly, she reportedly employed the warden as her “personal secretary and administrative assistant”.

The statement indicates that those writing to her would send files directly to the supervisor, who would provide them to Maxwell, who would review and edit them and return them to the official to scan and provide to the original sender.

Extra Benefits Reported

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

Her legal counsel has not yet replied to a request for comment regarding the insider's allegations.

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

“As President Trump has stated, pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell is not something he has thought about,” the representative noted.

Recent Background

Over the weekend, reports surfaced that she told close associates in emails from prison 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 Texas, where most detainees are incarcerated for non-violent offenses and white-collar crimes.

This move, which authorities called as “unprecedented”, occurred just shortly following she was questioned about the Epstein case by the deputy attorney general, the official, who also once acted as the President's personal lawyer.

This questioning came as the Trump administration was facing increasing scrutiny to disclose additional files related to the Epstein investigation and amid widespread conjecture around Trump'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.

Congressional Response

In the news release, the congressman also revealed that he had sent a letter to Trump, requesting explanations about the insider's claims, and urged the chief executive to reject Maxwell’s commutation request.

“You should not grant any form of clemency to this convicted and unrepentant sex offender,” Raskin wrote in the document. “The government must not offer her with personal amenities, with canine interaction, with federal law enforcement officials attending to her requests, or with any special treatment or institutional privilege at all.”

Raskin requested that the official attend a public congressional hearing to address the disclosures and also presented several inquiries to the President.

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

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

Last month, the US supreme court rejected an appeal from the convict on her trafficking verdict.