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

Special Treatment Alleged at Correctional Facility

House Democrats on the judicial oversight panel revealed that a source provided evidence indicating the inmate is preparing the clemency petition. Additionally, they mentioned she has been receiving special treatment at the federal prison camp in Texas.

Representative Jamie Raskin, the ranking member on the committee, stated in a news release that the facility's chief was “helping” the convict with document preparation and submission to support her bid for clemency.

The exact content of the clemency request remain unclear, Raskin added.

Alleged Privileges and Special Accommodations

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

The visits reportedly involve a designated private space for visitors and “an assortment of snacks and refreshments” 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 chance of unsupervised contact.

Reportedly on one occasion, when phone lines went down for other prisoners, Maxwell was provided directions about instructing her contacts to call and how staff would relay the call to her.

Warden as “Personal Secretary”

The source also allegedly told congressional members that when Maxwell wanted to examine and modify papers “quickly”, she reportedly employed the official as her “personal secretary and administrative assistant”.

The statement states that Maxwell’s correspondents would send files directly to the supervisor, who would hand them over to Maxwell, for her to examine and change and return them to the warden to digitize and send to the original sender.

Extra Benefits Alleged

Other privileges reportedly provided to her include time to “play with” a trainee assistance dog – a perk typically prohibited – as well as exclusive nighttime use to the facility's gym.

Maxwell’s attorney has not yet replied 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 thought about,” the spokesperson noted.

Context and Developments

Recently, it was reported that Maxwell told close associates 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 the state, where most inmates are incarcerated for non-violent offenses and white-collar crimes.

This move, which authorities called as “unprecedented”, occurred just shortly following she was interviewed about the Epstein case by the senior justice official, the official, who also once acted as Donald Trump's personal lawyer.

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

Congressional Response

Through the statement, 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 form of clemency to this convicted and unrepentant sex offender,” the representative stated in the document. “Your Administration should not be providing her with personal amenities, 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 appear for a open legislative session to discuss the revelations and also posed three questions to the President.

He inquired whether Trump had talked about a potential commutation for the convict with Blanche or others, whether he had directed Blanche or anyone else to arrange her with the transfer or favorable and preferential treatment in prison, and whether she, her attorneys, relatives or representatives have made any promises to the President or his legal team.

Raskin has asked for a response to the questions by the specified date.

In October, the nation's highest court declined to hear an appeal from Maxwell on her trafficking verdict.