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According to recent claims from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, now completing a two-decade sentence for trafficking offenses, is reportedly preparing a commutation application for review by the Trump administration.

Preferential Handling Claimed at Correctional Facility

Congressional Democrats on the House judiciary committee announced that a whistleblower provided evidence indicating the inmate is preparing the commutation application. They also stated she has been given preferential conditions at the federal prison camp in Texas.

Representative Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House judiciary committee, declared in a official statement that the prison’s warden was assisting the convict with copying, printing, and sending documents to aid her effort for clemency.

The exact content of the clemency request are unknown, the congressman noted.

Claimed Perks and Custom Arrangements

The representative claims that, according to the whistleblower, the prisoner has been given specially prepared food that are hand-delivered to her living area, and the supervisor has individually organized private meetings for her and her guests.

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

Those visiting Maxwell were also allowed to carry electronic devices, which the congressman characterized as an exceptional measure given the potential danger and chance of unsupervised contact.

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

Warden as “Personal Secretary”

The source also allegedly told congressional members that when Maxwell wanted to examine and modify papers promptly, she reportedly employed the warden as her private aide.

The news release states that Maxwell’s correspondents would email documents directly to the warden, who would provide them to the inmate, who would review and edit them and return them to the warden to scan and provide to the initial correspondent.

Additional Privileges Alleged

Other privileges reportedly provided 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.

Maxwell’s attorney has not yet replied to a request for comment regarding the whistleblower’s claims.

Through a spokesperson, the White House said that it “will not discuss” on potential clemency requests.

“Per the President's remarks, granting clemency to Ghislaine Maxwell is not something he has considered,” 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 new prison than her former location.

This past summer, she was moved from a secure facility in Florida's capital to the minimum-security camp in the state, where most inmates are incarcerated for non-violent offenses and white-collar crimes.

The transfer, which authorities called as “unprecedented”, occurred just days after she was interviewed about the Epstein case by the deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, who also previously served as Donald Trump's private attorney.

That interview came as the administration was facing mounting pressure to disclose additional files related to the ongoing probe and amid intense speculation around Trump's own personal ties to the disgraced financier and adjudicated criminal, who was found dead in a New York jail in that year while awaiting prosecution on trafficking accusations.

Congressional Response

Through the statement, Raskin also revealed that he had sent a letter to Trump, demanding answers about the insider's claims, and called on the chief executive to reject Maxwell’s commutation request.

“It would be inappropriate to approve any form of clemency to this convicted and unrepentant criminal,” Raskin wrote 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 facility benefit at all.”

Raskin requested 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 Blanche or others, whether he had instructed Blanche or anyone else to provide Maxwell with the transfer or favorable and preferential treatment in detention, and whether Maxwell, her attorneys, family or representatives have made any promises to Trump or his legal team.

The representative requested for a response to the questions by the specified date.

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