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According to new allegations from a whistleblower, the convicted associate of Jeffrey Epstein, now completing a 20-year prison term for sex-trafficking crimes, is allegedly readying a commutation application for consideration by the presidential administration.

Preferential Handling Claimed at Correctional Facility

Congressional Democrats on the judicial oversight panel announced that a whistleblower provided evidence indicating the inmate is preparing 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 committee, declared in a news release that the facility's chief was assisting Maxwell with copying, printing, and sending documents to support her bid for executive mercy.

Specific details of the clemency request remain unknown, the congressman noted.

Claimed Perks and Custom Arrangements

Raskin states that, according to the whistleblower, Maxwell has been given specially prepared food that are hand-delivered to her living area, and the warden has “personally arranged” private meetings for her and her guests.

The visits allegedly include a “special cordoned-off area” for visitors and “an assortment of snacks and refreshments” for her associates.

Those visiting Maxwell were also allowed to bring computers, which Raskin described as an exceptional measure given the security risk and chance of unmonitored communications.

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

Warden as “Personal Secretary”

The source also allegedly told House Democrats that when Maxwell wanted to review and edit documents promptly, she reportedly employed the official as her private aide.

The news release states that Maxwell’s correspondents would email documents directly to the warden, who would hand them over to the inmate, who would review and edit them and return them to the official to digitize and send to the original sender.

Additional Privileges Alleged

Other privileges allegedly granted to Maxwell include opportunities to interact with a service dog puppy – a benefit not “ordinarily allowed” – as well as private after-hours access to the facility's gym.

Her legal counsel did not immediately respond to a inquiry regarding the insider's allegations.

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

“As President Trump has stated, granting clemency to Ghislaine Maxwell is not something he has considered,” the spokesperson added.

Recent Background

Recently, reports surfaced that Maxwell told friends and family in emails from prison that she was more content at the Texas facility than her former location.

This past summer, she was moved from a secure facility in Florida's capital to the less restrictive prison in Texas, where most detainees are incarcerated for financial and non-violent crimes.

The transfer, which experts described as exceptional, occurred just shortly following she was questioned about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the senior justice official, 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 convicted sex offender, who was found dead in a New York jail in 2019 while facing trial on trafficking accusations.

Lawmaker Reactions

In the news release, the congressman also revealed that he had dispatched a communication to the President, demanding answers about the whistleblower’s allegations, and called on the chief executive to deny Maxwell’s commutation request.

“You should not grant any type of pardon to this adjudicated and remorseless sex offender,” Raskin wrote in the document. “Your Administration should not be providing 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 attend a open legislative session to address the disclosures and also posed three questions to Trump.

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

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

Last month, the US supreme court rejected an petition from Maxwell on her trafficking verdict.