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Per recent claims from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, now completing a two-decade sentence for trafficking offenses, is reportedly preparing a clemency request for consideration by the Trump administration.

Preferential Handling Alleged at Correctional Facility

Congressional Democrats on the House judiciary committee revealed that a source provided evidence indicating the inmate is working on the clemency petition. Additionally, they mentioned she has been receiving special treatment at the minimum-security facility in the Lone Star State.

Representative Jamie Raskin, the ranking member on the committee, stated in a official statement that the prison’s warden was “helping” the convict with copying, printing, and sending documents to support her bid for executive mercy.

Specific details of the clemency request are unclear, the congressman noted.

Claimed Perks and Special Accommodations

The representative claims that, per the insider, Maxwell has been given specially prepared food that are “personally delivered” to her living area, and the supervisor has “personally arranged” exclusive visits for her and her visitors.

These meetings reportedly involve a “special cordoned-off area” for visitors and “an assortment of snacks and refreshments” for her guests.

Those visiting Maxwell were also reportedly permitted to carry electronic devices, which Raskin described as an “unprecedented action” given the potential danger and chance of unsupervised contact.

Reportedly on one occasion, when communications failed for other prisoners, Maxwell was given specific instructions about instructing her associates to contact and how staff would connect the communication to her.

Supervisor Acting as Assistant

The whistleblower further reportedly told House Democrats that when Maxwell wanted to examine and modify papers promptly, she “essentially used” the warden as her private aide.

The statement states that those writing to her would email documents directly to the supervisor, who would provide them to the inmate, who would review and edit them and provide them back to the warden to digitize and send to the original sender.

Additional Privileges Alleged

Further perks allegedly granted to Maxwell include time to “play with” a service dog puppy – a benefit typically prohibited – as well as private after-hours access to the prison exercise area.

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

In a statement, the White House said that it “will not discuss” on possible pardon appeals.

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

Recent Background

Recently, it was reported that she told friends and family in electronic messages that she was “much happier” at the new prison than her previous prison.

In August, she was moved from a low-security prison in Florida's capital to the less restrictive prison in Texas, where most detainees are incarcerated for non-violent offenses and white-collar crimes.

This move, which experts described as exceptional, occurred just shortly following she was questioned about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, who also previously served as the President's personal lawyer.

This questioning came as the Trump administration was facing mounting pressure to release more documents related to the Epstein investigation and amid widespread conjecture around Trump's own connections to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender, who was found deceased in custody in that year while facing trial on trafficking accusations.

Congressional Response

Through the statement, Raskin also revealed that he had dispatched a communication to the President, demanding answers about the insider's claims, and called on the chief executive to deny Maxwell’s commutation request.

“It would be inappropriate to approve any form of clemency to this convicted and unrepentant sex offender,” the representative stated 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.”

The congressman asked that Blanche attend a public congressional hearing to discuss the revelations and also posed three questions to the President.

Raskin asked whether he had talked about a possible clemency for the convict with the official or others, whether he had instructed him or anyone else to provide Maxwell with the transfer or special conditions in prison, and whether she, her lawyers, relatives or agents have made any promises to Trump or his legal team.

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

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