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

Preferential Handling Claimed at Correctional Facility

House Democrats on the House judiciary committee revealed that a source provided evidence indicating Maxwell is working on the clemency petition. Additionally, they mentioned 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 official statement that the facility's chief was assisting Maxwell with document preparation and submission to aid her effort for executive mercy.

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

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 warden has individually organized exclusive visits for Maxwell and her visitors.

The visits reportedly involve a “special cordoned-off area” for visitors and a variety of food and drinks for her guests.

Those visiting Maxwell were also reportedly permitted to bring computers, which Raskin described as an exceptional measure given the security risk and chance of unsupervised contact.

Reportedly on one occasion, when communications failed for other inmates, she was given specific instructions about instructing her contacts to call and how personnel would relay the call to her.

Warden as “Personal Secretary”

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

The statement indicates 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 provide them back to the official to scan and provide to the initial correspondent.

Additional Privileges Reported

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

Maxwell’s attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding the insider's allegations.

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

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

Recent Background

Recently, reports surfaced that she told close associates in emails from prison that she was more content at the new prison than her former location.

In August, Maxwell was moved from a low-security prison in Florida's capital to the minimum-security camp in Texas, where most detainees are serving time for financial and non-violent crimes.

The transfer, which experts described as “unprecedented”, occurred just days after she was interviewed about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the senior justice official, the official, who also once acted as the President's private attorney.

This questioning came as the Trump administration was facing mounting pressure to release more documents related to the Epstein investigation and amid intense speculation around Trump's own connections to the fallen billionaire and convicted sex offender, who was found dead in a New York jail in that year while awaiting prosecution on trafficking accusations.

Congressional Response

Through the statement, the congressman also announced that he had sent a letter to Trump, demanding answers about the insider's claims, and called on the chief executive to reject the clemency appeal.

“You should not grant any type of pardon to this adjudicated and remorseless criminal,” Raskin wrote in the letter. “The government must not offer her with room service, with puppies to play with, with government agents waiting on her every need, or with any special treatment or institutional privilege at all.”

The congressman asked that the official appear for a public congressional hearing to address the disclosures and also presented several inquiries to the President.

He inquired whether Trump had talked about a possible clemency for Maxwell with Blanche or others, whether he had instructed him or anyone else to provide Maxwell with the transfer or special conditions in detention, and whether Maxwell, her attorneys, relatives or representatives have made any commitments to Trump or his legal team.

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

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