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Per new allegations from a informant, Ghislaine Maxwell, now completing a 20-year prison term for sex-trafficking crimes, is reportedly preparing a commutation application for review by the presidential administration.

Special Treatment Alleged at Federal Prison

House Democrats on the House judiciary committee announced that a source provided information indicating Maxwell is working on the commutation application. They also stated she has been receiving special treatment at the federal prison camp in the Lone Star State.

Congressman Jamie Raskin, the ranking member on the House judiciary committee, stated in a official statement that the prison’s warden was “helping” the convict with document preparation and submission to aid her effort for clemency.

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

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 private meetings for Maxwell and her guests.

The visits allegedly include a “special cordoned-off area” for attendees and a variety of food and drinks for her associates.

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

Reportedly on one occasion, 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 the convict wanted to review and edit documents promptly, she “essentially used” the official as her private aide.

The statement indicates that Maxwell’s correspondents would send files directly to the supervisor, who would provide them to Maxwell, who would review and edit them and provide them back to the official to scan and provide to the original sender.

Extra Benefits Reported

Other privileges allegedly granted to her include opportunities to interact with a trainee assistance dog – a benefit typically prohibited – as well as private after-hours access to the prison exercise area.

Her legal counsel did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding the whistleblower’s claims.

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

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

Recent Background

Over the weekend, reports surfaced that Maxwell told close associates in electronic messages that she was “much happier” at the Texas facility than her previous prison.

In August, Maxwell was moved from a secure facility in Tallahassee, Florida to the less restrictive prison in the state, where most inmates are serving time for financial and non-violent crimes.

The transfer, which authorities called as “unprecedented”, occurred just shortly following she was questioned about the Epstein case by the senior justice official, the official, who also once acted as Donald Trump's private attorney.

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 fallen billionaire and convicted sex offender, who was found dead in a New York jail in 2019 while facing trial on sex-trafficking charges.

Lawmaker Reactions

In the news release, Raskin also announced that he had sent a letter to the President, requesting explanations about the insider's claims, and called on the chief executive to deny the clemency appeal.

“It would be inappropriate to approve any form of clemency to this convicted and unrepentant sex offender,” Raskin wrote in the document. “The government must not offer her with room service, with canine interaction, with government agents attending to her requests, or with any preferential handling or facility benefit at all.”

The congressman asked that Blanche appear for a public congressional hearing to discuss the revelations and also posed three questions to Trump.

Raskin asked whether Trump had talked about a possible clemency for Maxwell with the official or others, whether he had directed him or anyone else to arrange Maxwell with the transfer or special conditions in detention, and whether Maxwell, her attorneys, relatives or agents have made any promises to the President or his attorneys.

The representative requested for a reply to the inquiries by 24 November.

In October, the nation's highest court declined to hear an appeal from Maxwell on her trafficking verdict.