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According to recent claims from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, now completing a 20-year prison term for trafficking offenses, is allegedly readying a commutation application for consideration by the presidential administration.

Special Treatment Alleged at Federal Prison

House Democrats on the judicial oversight panel announced that a source provided information indicating Maxwell is working on the clemency petition. Additionally, they mentioned she has been receiving special treatment at the federal prison camp in the Lone Star State.

Representative Jamie Raskin, the ranking member on the House judiciary committee, declared in a news release that the facility's chief was “helping” Maxwell with copying, printing, and sending documents to support her bid for clemency.

Specific details of the “commutation application” remain unknown, Raskin added.

Claimed Perks and Special Accommodations

The representative claims that, according to the whistleblower, the prisoner has been receiving “customized” meals that are hand-delivered to her cell, and the supervisor has individually organized exclusive visits for Maxwell and her visitors.

The visits reportedly involve a “special cordoned-off area” for attendees and “an assortment of snacks and refreshments” for her associates.

Those visiting Maxwell were also reportedly permitted to bring computers, which Raskin described as an exceptional measure given the security risk and potential for unmonitored communications.

Reportedly on one occasion, when phone lines went down for other prisoners, she was given specific instructions about instructing her associates to contact and how staff would connect the communication to her.

Warden as “Personal Secretary”

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

The news release states that Maxwell’s correspondents would email documents directly to the warden, who would provide them to the inmate, who would review and edit them and return them to the warden to scan and provide to the initial correspondent.

Additional Privileges Reported

Further perks allegedly granted to her include time to “play with” a service dog puppy – a benefit typically prohibited – as well as exclusive nighttime use to the prison exercise area.

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

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

“Per the President's remarks, granting clemency to the convict is not something he has thought about,” the spokesperson added.

Recent Background

Recently, reports surfaced that Maxwell told friends and family in emails from prison that she was “much happier” at the new prison than her former location.

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

This move, which authorities called as “unprecedented”, occurred just shortly following she was questioned about the Epstein case 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 disclose additional files related to the ongoing probe and amid intense speculation around Trump's own connections to the fallen billionaire and adjudicated criminal, who was found deceased in custody in that year while facing trial on sex-trafficking charges.

Congressional Response

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 chief executive to deny Maxwell’s commutation request.

“It would be inappropriate to approve any type of pardon to this convicted and unrepentant criminal,” the representative stated in the document. “Your Administration should not be providing her with personal amenities, with canine interaction, with federal law enforcement officials attending to her requests, or with any preferential handling or facility benefit at all.”

Raskin requested that the official appear for a public congressional hearing to discuss the revelations and also posed three questions to Trump.

Raskin asked whether he had discussed 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 she, her lawyers, family or representatives have made any commitments to Trump or his attorneys.

Raskin has asked for a reply to the inquiries by 24 November.

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