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Per new allegations from a whistleblower, the convicted associate of Jeffrey Epstein, currently serving a two-decade sentence for trafficking offenses, is allegedly readying a clemency request for consideration by the Trump administration.

Special Treatment Alleged at Federal Prison

House Democrats on the judicial oversight panel revealed that a source provided evidence indicating Maxwell is preparing the commutation application. Additionally, they mentioned she has been receiving special treatment at the minimum-security facility in the Lone Star State.

Congressman Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the committee, stated in a news release that the facility's chief was assisting Maxwell with copying, printing, and sending documents to aid her effort for clemency.

Specific details of the “commutation application” are unknown, the congressman noted.

Claimed Perks and Custom Arrangements

The representative claims that, per the insider, Maxwell has been given specially prepared food that are “personally delivered” to her cell, and the warden has individually organized exclusive visits for her and her visitors.

The visits allegedly include a “special cordoned-off area” for visitors and a variety of food and drinks for her associates.

Maxwell’s visitors were also allowed to carry electronic devices, which the congressman characterized as an exceptional measure given the security risk and chance of unsupervised contact.

Reportedly on one occasion, when communications failed for other prisoners, she was given specific instructions about who she should tell her associates to contact and how staff would relay the call to her.

Warden as “Personal Secretary”

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

The news release indicates that those writing to her 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 digitize and send to the original sender.

Additional Privileges Reported

Other privileges allegedly granted to her include time to “play with” a service dog puppy – a perk typically prohibited – 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 insider's allegations.

In a statement, the White House 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 representative added.

Recent Background

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

This past summer, she was transferred from a low-security prison in Florida's capital to the less restrictive prison in Texas, 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 Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the senior justice official, Todd Blanche, who also previously served as Donald Trump's personal lawyer.

This questioning came as the administration was facing mounting pressure to disclose additional files related to the Epstein investigation and amid intense speculation around the President's own personal ties to the disgraced financier and adjudicated criminal, who was found deceased in custody in 2019 while facing trial on trafficking accusations.

Congressional Response

In the news release, the congressman also revealed that he had dispatched a communication to Trump, requesting explanations about the insider's claims, and urged the chief executive to deny the clemency appeal.

“It would be inappropriate to approve any type of pardon to this adjudicated and remorseless sex offender,” Raskin wrote in the document. “Your Administration should not be providing her with room service, with puppies to play with, with federal law enforcement officials attending to her requests, or with any preferential handling or institutional privilege at all.”

The congressman asked that Blanche attend a open legislative session to address the disclosures and also posed three questions to Trump.

Raskin asked whether he had discussed a possible clemency for the convict with the official or others, whether he had instructed him or anyone else to arrange Maxwell with the transfer or favorable and preferential treatment in prison, and whether she, her attorneys, family or representatives have made any promises to Trump or his legal team.

The representative requested for a reply to the questions by 24 November.

Last month, the US supreme court declined to hear an petition from the convict on her sex-trafficking conviction.