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According to recent claims from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, now completing a 20-year prison term for sex-trafficking crimes, is reportedly preparing a clemency request for consideration by the Trump administration.

Special Treatment Claimed at Correctional Facility

Congressional Democrats on the judicial oversight panel revealed that a whistleblower provided information indicating the inmate is preparing the commutation application. Additionally, they mentioned she has been receiving special treatment at the minimum-security facility in Texas.

Congressman Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat 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 clemency.

The exact content of the “commutation application” are unclear, the congressman noted.

Alleged Privileges and Special Accommodations

The representative claims that, according to the whistleblower, Maxwell has been receiving “customized” meals that are “personally delivered” to her living area, and the warden has individually organized exclusive visits for her and her visitors.

The visits reportedly involve a “special cordoned-off area” for attendees and a variety of food and drinks for her guests.

Those visiting Maxwell were also reportedly permitted to bring computers, which Raskin described as an “unprecedented action” given the potential danger and potential for unsupervised contact.

In one alleged instance, when communications failed for other prisoners, Maxwell was given specific instructions about who she should tell her contacts to contact and how staff would relay the call to her.

Supervisor Acting as Assistant

The source also allegedly told congressional members that when Maxwell wanted to review and edit documents promptly, she “essentially used” the warden as her private aide.

The news release 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 digitize and send to the original sender.

Additional Privileges Reported

Further perks reportedly provided to her include opportunities to interact 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 whistleblower’s claims.

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

“Per the President's remarks, granting clemency to Ghislaine Maxwell is not something he has considered,” the spokesperson added.

Recent Background

Recently, it was reported that she told friends and family in emails from prison that she was more content at the new prison than her former location.

In August, she was transferred from a secure facility 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 shortly following she was interviewed about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, who also once acted as Donald Trump's personal lawyer.

That interview came as the administration was facing mounting pressure to release more documents related to the ongoing probe and amid intense speculation around Trump's own personal ties to the fallen billionaire and convicted sex offender, who was found dead in a New York jail in 2019 while awaiting prosecution on trafficking accusations.

Congressional Response

In the news release, Raskin also announced that he had sent a letter to the President, requesting explanations about the whistleblower’s allegations, and called on the chief executive to reject Maxwell’s commutation request.

“You should not grant any type of pardon to this convicted and unrepentant sex offender,” Raskin wrote in the letter. “The government must not offer her with room service, with puppies to play with, with government agents attending to her requests, or with any preferential handling or facility benefit at all.”

Raskin requested that Blanche attend a open legislative session to address the disclosures and also presented several inquiries to Trump.

He inquired whether Trump had discussed a potential commutation for the convict 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 detention, and whether she, her lawyers, relatives or representatives have made any promises to Trump or his legal team.

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 the convict on her sex-trafficking conviction.