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

Special Treatment Alleged at Correctional Facility

House Democrats on the judicial oversight panel revealed that a source provided evidence indicating Maxwell is working on the commutation application. Additionally, they mentioned she has been receiving special treatment at the minimum-security facility in the Lone Star State.

Representative Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House judiciary committee, stated in a news release that the prison’s warden was “helping” Maxwell with document preparation and submission to aid her effort for clemency.

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

Claimed Perks and Special Accommodations

The representative claims that, according to the whistleblower, the prisoner has been receiving “customized” meals that are hand-delivered to her cell, and the warden has “personally arranged” exclusive visits for Maxwell and her guests.

The visits reportedly involve a designated private space for attendees and “an assortment of snacks and refreshments” for her guests.

Maxwell’s visitors were also allowed to bring computers, which the congressman characterized as an exceptional measure given the potential danger and potential for unmonitored communications.

Reportedly on one occasion, when phone lines went down for other prisoners, she was provided directions 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 “quickly”, she reportedly employed the warden as her private aide.

The statement states that those writing to her would email documents directly to the supervisor, who would hand them over to the inmate, who would review and edit them and provide them back to the official to digitize and send to the initial correspondent.

Additional Privileges Reported

Other privileges reportedly provided to Maxwell include time to “play with” a trainee assistance dog – a benefit not “ordinarily allowed” – as well as exclusive nighttime use to the prison exercise area.

Maxwell’s attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding the insider's allegations.

Through a spokesperson, the presidential office said that it “does not comment” on potential clemency requests.

“Per the President's remarks, pardoning the convict is not something he has thought about,” the spokesperson noted.

Recent Background

Over the weekend, it was reported that Maxwell told friends and family in emails from prison that she was more content at the Texas facility than her former location.

In August, Maxwell was moved from a secure facility in Tallahassee, Florida to the minimum-security camp in the state, where most detainees 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 deputy attorney general, the official, who also previously served as Donald Trump's private attorney.

This questioning came as the Trump administration was facing increasing scrutiny to release more documents 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 dead in a New York jail in 2019 while facing trial on sex-trafficking charges.

Lawmaker Reactions

Through the statement, Raskin also announced that he had sent a letter to Trump, requesting explanations about the whistleblower’s allegations, and called on the president to reject the clemency appeal.

“It would be inappropriate to approve any form of clemency to this adjudicated and remorseless sex offender,” the representative stated in the document. “The government must not offer her with personal amenities, with canine interaction, with federal law enforcement officials waiting on her every need, or with any preferential handling or facility benefit at all.”

Raskin requested that the official attend a public congressional hearing to discuss the revelations and also posed three questions to Trump.

He inquired whether Trump had discussed a possible clemency for Maxwell with the official or others, whether he had instructed him or anyone else to arrange her with the move or favorable and preferential treatment in prison, and whether she, her attorneys, family or representatives have made any promises to Trump or his attorneys.

Raskin has asked for a reply to the questions by the specified date.

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