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According to new allegations from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, now completing a 20-year prison term for trafficking offenses, is allegedly readying a clemency request for review by the Trump administration.

Preferential Handling Alleged at Correctional Facility

Congressional Democrats on the House judiciary committee revealed that a source provided information indicating the inmate is preparing the clemency petition. They also stated she has been receiving special treatment at the minimum-security facility in the Lone Star State.

Representative Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the committee, declared in a news release that the prison’s warden was “helping” the convict with document preparation and submission to aid her effort for clemency.

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

Alleged Privileges and Special Accommodations

Raskin states that, according to the whistleblower, Maxwell has been receiving “customized” meals that are “personally delivered” to her living area, and the supervisor has “personally arranged” exclusive visits for her and her visitors.

These meetings reportedly involve a designated private space for visitors and a variety of food and drinks for her associates.

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

In one alleged instance, when communications failed for other prisoners, Maxwell was given specific instructions about instructing her associates to call and how personnel would relay the call to her.

Supervisor Acting as Assistant

The source also allegedly told congressional members that when Maxwell wanted to review and edit documents “quickly”, she “essentially used” the official as her “personal secretary and administrative assistant”.

The statement indicates that Maxwell’s correspondents would send files directly to the supervisor, who would hand them over to the inmate, who would review and edit them and provide them back to the official to scan and provide to the initial correspondent.

Extra Benefits Reported

Other privileges allegedly granted to her include time to “play with” a trainee assistance dog – a benefit 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 presidential office said that it “will not discuss” on possible pardon appeals.

“As President Trump has stated, pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell is not something he has thought about,” the spokesperson added.

Context and Developments

Over the weekend, it was reported that she told close associates in emails from prison that she was more content at the Texas facility than her previous prison.

This past summer, Maxwell was moved from a low-security prison in Florida's capital to the minimum-security camp in the state, where most detainees are serving time for non-violent offenses and white-collar crimes.

The transfer, which authorities called as exceptional, occurred just days after she was interviewed about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the deputy attorney general, 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 Trump's own personal ties to the fallen billionaire and convicted sex offender, who was found deceased in custody in that year while awaiting prosecution on trafficking accusations.

Congressional Response

Through the statement, the congressman also revealed that he had dispatched a communication to the President, requesting explanations about the insider's claims, and called on the chief executive to deny Maxwell’s commutation request.

“You should not grant any form of clemency to this adjudicated and remorseless criminal,” Raskin wrote in the document. “The government must not offer her with personal amenities, with canine interaction, with government agents attending to her requests, or with any special treatment or institutional privilege at all.”

Raskin requested that the official appear for a open legislative session to discuss the revelations and also presented several inquiries to Trump.

He inquired whether he had talked about a possible clemency for Maxwell with Blanche or others, whether he had instructed him or anyone else to provide her with the move or favorable and preferential treatment in detention, and whether she, her lawyers, relatives or representatives have made any promises to Trump or his legal team.

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

In October, the nation's highest court rejected an petition from the convict on her trafficking verdict.