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According to new allegations from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a two-decade sentence for sex-trafficking crimes, is reportedly preparing a clemency request for review by the presidential administration.

Preferential Handling Alleged at Correctional Facility

House Democrats on the House judiciary committee revealed that a source provided information indicating the inmate is preparing the clemency petition. They also stated she has been given preferential conditions at the federal prison camp in the Lone Star State.

Congressman Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat 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.

The exact content of the clemency request are unclear, the congressman noted.

Claimed Perks and Custom Arrangements

Raskin states that, according to the whistleblower, the prisoner has been receiving “customized” meals that are “personally delivered” to her living area, and the supervisor has individually organized exclusive visits for Maxwell and her visitors.

These meetings reportedly involve a designated private space for visitors and a variety of food and drinks for her guests.

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

Reportedly on one occasion, when phone lines went down for other inmates, she was provided directions about who she should tell her contacts to call and how staff would relay the call to her.

Supervisor Acting as Assistant

The source also allegedly told congressional members that when the convict wanted to review and edit documents “quickly”, she reportedly employed the official as her private aide.

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

Additional Privileges Reported

Other privileges reportedly provided to her include time to “play with” a trainee assistance dog – a benefit typically prohibited – as well as exclusive nighttime use to the prison exercise area.

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

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

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

Recent Background

Over the weekend, it was reported that she told close associates in electronic messages that she was more content at the Texas facility than her previous prison.

In August, Maxwell was transferred from a secure facility in Tallahassee, Florida to the minimum-security camp in Texas, where most inmates are incarcerated for financial and non-violent crimes.

This move, which experts described as exceptional, occurred just shortly following she was interviewed about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the deputy attorney general, the official, who also once acted as the President'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 convicted sex offender, who was found deceased in custody in 2019 while facing trial on trafficking accusations.

Congressional Response

Through the statement, the congressman also announced that he had sent a letter to the President, demanding answers about the whistleblower’s allegations, and urged the president to reject Maxwell’s commutation request.

“It would be inappropriate to approve any type of pardon to this convicted and unrepentant criminal,” Raskin wrote in the letter. “The government must not offer her with room service, with canine interaction, with federal law enforcement officials attending to her requests, or with any preferential handling or facility benefit at all.”

The congressman asked that the official attend a open legislative session to discuss the revelations and also posed three questions to Trump.

Raskin asked whether Trump had talked about a possible clemency for the convict with Blanche or others, whether he had directed him or anyone else to arrange Maxwell with the transfer or favorable and preferential treatment in detention, and whether Maxwell, her lawyers, family or agents have made any promises to the President or his legal team.

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

In October, the US supreme court rejected an petition from Maxwell on her sex-trafficking conviction.