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According to new allegations from a informant, Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a two-decade sentence for trafficking offenses, is reportedly preparing a clemency request for consideration by the Trump administration.

Preferential Handling Claimed at Correctional Facility

Congressional Democrats on the judicial oversight panel announced that a source provided information indicating Maxwell is preparing the commutation application. They also stated she has been given preferential conditions at the federal prison camp in Texas.

Representative Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House judiciary committee, stated in a official statement that the prison’s warden was “helping” Maxwell with copying, printing, and sending documents to support her bid for clemency.

The exact content of the clemency request remain unknown, the congressman noted.

Claimed Perks and Special Accommodations

The representative claims that, per the insider, the prisoner has been receiving “customized” meals that are hand-delivered to her cell, and the warden has “personally arranged” private meetings for Maxwell and her visitors.

These meetings reportedly involve a designated private space for visitors and “an assortment of snacks and refreshments” for her guests.

Those visiting Maxwell were also allowed to carry electronic devices, which Raskin described as an exceptional measure given the security risk and chance of unmonitored communications.

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

Supervisor Acting as Assistant

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

The news release states that Maxwell’s correspondents would email documents directly to the supervisor, who would hand them over to Maxwell, who would review and edit them and provide them back to the official to scan and provide to the original sender.

Extra Benefits Alleged

Other privileges allegedly granted to her include opportunities to interact with a service dog puppy – a perk not “ordinarily allowed” – as well as exclusive nighttime use to the facility's gym.

Maxwell’s attorney has not yet replied 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, pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell is not something he has considered,” the spokesperson added.

Recent Background

Recently, it was reported that Maxwell told friends and family in emails from prison that she was more content at the new prison than her previous prison.

In August, she was moved from a low-security prison in Tallahassee, Florida to the less restrictive prison in the state, where most inmates are serving time for non-violent offenses and white-collar crimes.

This move, which experts described as exceptional, occurred just shortly following she was interviewed about the Epstein case by the senior justice official, Todd Blanche, who also once acted as Donald Trump's private attorney.

This questioning came as the administration was facing mounting pressure to release more documents related to the ongoing probe and amid widespread conjecture around the President's own personal ties to the disgraced financier and adjudicated criminal, 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 sent a letter to the President, demanding answers about the whistleblower’s allegations, and urged the president to deny Maxwell’s commutation request.

“It would be inappropriate to approve any type of pardon to this adjudicated and remorseless sex offender,” the representative stated in the document. “The government must not offer her with personal amenities, with puppies to play with, with government agents waiting on her every need, or with any special treatment or institutional privilege at all.”

Raskin requested that Blanche attend a public congressional hearing to address the disclosures and also posed three questions to Trump.

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

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

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