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According to new allegations from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, now completing a 20-year prison term for sex-trafficking crimes, is reportedly preparing a commutation application for review by the Trump administration.

Special Treatment Alleged at Federal Prison

House Democrats on the judicial oversight panel revealed that a source provided information indicating the inmate is working on the commutation application. Additionally, they mentioned she has been given preferential conditions at the minimum-security facility in Texas.

Representative Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the committee, stated in a official statement that the prison’s warden was assisting Maxwell with document preparation and submission to support her bid for clemency.

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

Claimed Perks and Special Accommodations

Raskin states that, according to the whistleblower, Maxwell has been receiving “customized” meals that are hand-delivered to her cell, and the warden has individually organized exclusive visits for Maxwell and her guests.

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

Maxwell’s visitors were also reportedly permitted to carry electronic devices, which the congressman characterized as an “unprecedented action” 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 instructing her associates to contact and how staff would relay the call to her.

Supervisor Acting as Assistant

The source also allegedly told House Democrats that when Maxwell wanted to examine and modify papers “quickly”, she “essentially used” the warden as her “personal secretary and administrative assistant”.

The news release states that Maxwell’s correspondents would email documents directly to the supervisor, who would provide them to Maxwell, for her to examine and change and provide them back to the official to scan and provide to the original sender.

Extra Benefits Reported

Further perks 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 did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding the insider's allegations.

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

“As President Trump has stated, pardoning the convict is not something he has thought about,” the representative noted.

Context and Developments

Over the weekend, it was reported that she told friends and family in emails from prison that she was “much happier” at the new prison than her previous prison.

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

The transfer, which authorities called as exceptional, occurred just days after she was questioned about the Epstein case 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 Epstein investigation and amid intense speculation around Trump's own personal ties to the fallen billionaire and convicted sex offender, who was found dead in a New York jail in that year while facing trial on trafficking accusations.

Congressional Response

In the news release, Raskin also announced that he had dispatched a communication to the President, requesting explanations about the whistleblower’s allegations, and called on the president to reject Maxwell’s commutation request.

“It would be inappropriate to approve any type of pardon to this convicted and unrepentant sex offender,” Raskin wrote 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 special treatment or facility benefit at all.”

Raskin requested that the official appear for a public congressional hearing to discuss the revelations and also presented several inquiries to Trump.

He inquired whether Trump had discussed a potential commutation for Maxwell with the official or others, whether he had directed him or anyone else to provide Maxwell with the transfer or special conditions in detention, and whether she, her attorneys, family 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.

Last month, the nation's highest court rejected an petition from Maxwell on her trafficking verdict.