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Per recent claims from a informant, Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a two-decade sentence for sex-trafficking crimes, is reportedly preparing a commutation application for consideration by the presidential administration.

Preferential Handling Claimed at Correctional Facility

Congressional Democrats on the House judiciary committee announced that a source provided information indicating the inmate is preparing the clemency petition. They also stated she has been receiving special treatment at the minimum-security facility in Texas.

Congressman Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the committee, declared in a news release that the prison’s warden was assisting the convict with copying, printing, and sending documents to support her bid for clemency.

Specific details of the clemency request remain unclear, Raskin added.

Claimed Perks and Custom Arrangements

The representative claims that, according to the whistleblower, Maxwell has been given specially prepared food that are “personally delivered” to her living area, and the warden has “personally arranged” private meetings for Maxwell and her visitors.

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

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

Reportedly on one occasion, when communications failed for other prisoners, Maxwell was provided directions about instructing her associates to call and how staff would connect the communication to her.

Supervisor Acting as Assistant

The whistleblower further reportedly told congressional members that when the convict wanted to examine and modify papers “quickly”, she “essentially used” the warden as her “personal secretary and administrative assistant”.

The statement states that Maxwell’s correspondents would email documents directly to the warden, who would provide them to Maxwell, for her to examine and change and return them to the official to digitize and send to the initial correspondent.

Additional Privileges Reported

Further perks allegedly granted to her include time to “play with” a service dog puppy – a perk not “ordinarily allowed” – as well as exclusive nighttime use to the prison exercise area.

Maxwell’s attorney did not immediately respond to a inquiry regarding the whistleblower’s claims.

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

“Per the President's remarks, pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell is not something he has considered,” the representative noted.

Recent Background

Recently, reports surfaced that she 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 transferred from a low-security prison in Florida's capital to the less restrictive prison in Texas, where most inmates are serving time for non-violent offenses and white-collar crimes.

The transfer, which experts described as “unprecedented”, occurred just shortly following she was interviewed about the Epstein case by the deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, who also previously served as the President's private attorney.

This questioning came as the Trump administration was facing increasing scrutiny to release more documents related to the Epstein investigation and amid widespread conjecture around Trump's own connections to the fallen billionaire and convicted sex offender, who was found deceased in custody in 2019 while facing trial on sex-trafficking charges.

Lawmaker Reactions

In the news release, the congressman also announced that he had sent a letter to the President, requesting explanations about the whistleblower’s allegations, and called on the president to reject the clemency appeal.

“It would be inappropriate to approve any type of pardon to this convicted and unrepentant criminal,” the representative stated in the letter. “Your Administration should not be providing her with personal amenities, with puppies to play with, with federal law enforcement officials waiting on her every need, or with any special treatment or institutional privilege at all.”

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

Raskin asked whether he had discussed a potential commutation for the convict with Blanche or others, whether he had directed Blanche or anyone else to provide Maxwell with the transfer or special conditions in detention, and whether Maxwell, her lawyers, family or representatives have made any commitments to the President or his attorneys.

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

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