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Per new allegations from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a two-decade sentence for sex-trafficking crimes, is reportedly preparing a clemency request for consideration by the Trump administration.

Special Treatment Claimed at Correctional Facility

Congressional Democrats on the judicial oversight panel revealed that a source provided information indicating Maxwell is working on the commutation application. Additionally, they mentioned she has been receiving special treatment at the federal prison camp in Texas.

Congressman Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the committee, stated in a news release that the facility's chief was assisting Maxwell with document preparation and submission to support her bid for clemency.

Specific details of the clemency request are unknown, Raskin added.

Alleged Privileges and Special Accommodations

The representative claims 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 “special cordoned-off area” for visitors and “an assortment of snacks and refreshments” for her associates.

Those visiting Maxwell were also allowed to bring computers, which Raskin described as an exceptional measure given the potential danger and potential for unsupervised contact.

In one alleged instance, when phone lines went down for other prisoners, Maxwell was provided directions about who she should tell her contacts to call and how staff would connect the communication to her.

Supervisor Acting as Assistant

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 news release states that Maxwell’s correspondents would send files directly to the supervisor, who would provide them to the inmate, for her to examine and change and return them to the warden to digitize and send to the original sender.

Extra Benefits Reported

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 prison exercise area.

Her legal counsel has not yet replied to a inquiry regarding the insider's allegations.

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

“Per the President's remarks, pardoning the convict is not something he has thought about,” the representative added.

Recent Background

Over the weekend, reports surfaced that she told close associates in emails from prison that she was more content at the new prison than her previous prison.

This past summer, she was moved from a secure facility in Tallahassee, Florida to the minimum-security camp in the state, where most inmates are serving time for financial and non-violent crimes.

The transfer, which experts described as exceptional, occurred just shortly following she was interviewed about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the senior justice official, the official, who also once acted as Donald Trump's personal lawyer.

That interview 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 connections to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender, who was found deceased in custody in that year while awaiting prosecution on trafficking accusations.

Lawmaker Reactions

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 chief executive to reject the clemency appeal.

“You should not grant any form of clemency to this adjudicated and remorseless criminal,” the representative stated in the document. “The government must not offer her with personal amenities, with puppies to play with, with government agents attending to her requests, or with any preferential handling or facility benefit at all.”

The congressman asked that the official appear for a open legislative session to address the disclosures and also presented several inquiries to the President.

Raskin asked whether he had discussed a potential commutation for Maxwell with Blanche or others, whether he had directed him or anyone else to provide Maxwell with the transfer or special conditions in prison, and whether Maxwell, her attorneys, relatives or representatives have made any commitments to Trump or his attorneys.

Raskin has asked for a response to the questions by 24 November.

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