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According to new allegations from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, now completing a 20-year prison term for trafficking offenses, is allegedly readying a clemency request for review by the presidential administration.

Preferential Handling Claimed at Federal Prison

House Democrats on the judicial oversight panel announced that a source provided information indicating the inmate 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 top Democrat on the committee, stated in a news release that the prison’s warden was “helping” the convict with document preparation and submission to support her bid for executive mercy.

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

Alleged Privileges and Custom Arrangements

Raskin states that, according to the whistleblower, Maxwell has been receiving “customized” meals that are hand-delivered to her cell, and the warden has individually organized exclusive visits for her and her guests.

These meetings reportedly involve a “special cordoned-off area” for attendees and a variety of food and drinks for her associates.

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

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

Supervisor Acting as Assistant

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

The news release indicates that Maxwell’s correspondents would send files 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 scan and provide to the initial correspondent.

Extra Benefits Alleged

Further perks reportedly provided to her include opportunities to interact with a trainee assistance dog – a benefit not “ordinarily allowed” – as well as exclusive nighttime use to the facility's gym.

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

Through a spokesperson, the presidential office 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 thought about,” the spokesperson noted.

Recent Background

Over the weekend, it was reported that she told friends and family in electronic messages that she was more content at the new prison than her previous prison.

In August, Maxwell was transferred from a secure facility in Tallahassee, Florida to the less restrictive prison in Texas, where most inmates are serving time for non-violent offenses and white-collar crimes.

This move, which authorities called as exceptional, occurred just days after she was interviewed about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the senior justice official, Todd Blanche, who also previously served as Donald Trump's personal lawyer.

This questioning came as the administration was facing increasing scrutiny to release more documents related to the ongoing probe and amid intense speculation around Trump's own personal ties to the fallen billionaire and adjudicated criminal, who was found dead in a New York jail in that year while facing trial on trafficking accusations.

Congressional Response

In the news release, Raskin also revealed that he had dispatched a communication to the President, demanding answers about the whistleblower’s allegations, and called on the president to deny the clemency appeal.

“It would be inappropriate to approve any type of pardon to this convicted and unrepentant criminal,” Raskin wrote in the document. “Your Administration should not be providing her with personal amenities, with puppies to play with, with government agents attending to her requests, or with any preferential handling or institutional privilege at all.”

The congressman asked that the official attend a open legislative session to address the disclosures and also posed three questions to the President.

Raskin asked whether he had discussed a possible clemency for Maxwell with the official or others, whether he had directed Blanche or anyone else to arrange her with the move or special conditions in prison, and whether Maxwell, her lawyers, relatives or agents have made any promises to Trump or his attorneys.

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

Last month, the US supreme court rejected an petition from the convict on her sex-trafficking conviction.