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Per recent claims from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year prison term for sex-trafficking crimes, is allegedly readying a clemency request for review by the Trump administration.

Special Treatment Alleged at Correctional Facility

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

Congressman Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House judiciary committee, stated in a news release that the facility's chief was “helping” Maxwell with document preparation and submission to aid her effort for executive mercy.

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

Claimed Perks and Special Accommodations

The representative claims that, according to the whistleblower, the prisoner has been receiving “customized” meals that are “personally delivered” to her living area, and the supervisor has individually organized exclusive visits for Maxwell and her guests.

These meetings reportedly involve a “special cordoned-off area” for visitors and “an assortment of snacks and refreshments” for her guests.

Those visiting Maxwell were also allowed to carry electronic devices, which the congressman characterized as an exceptional measure given the potential danger and potential for unsupervised contact.

Reportedly on one occasion, when phone lines went down for other inmates, she was provided directions about instructing her associates to call and how staff would connect the communication to her.

Supervisor Acting as Assistant

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

The news release states 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 return them to the warden to scan and provide to the initial correspondent.

Additional Privileges Alleged

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

Maxwell’s attorney has not yet replied to a inquiry regarding the insider's allegations.

Through a spokesperson, the White House said that it “does not comment” on possible pardon appeals.

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

Recent Background

Recently, reports surfaced that Maxwell told close associates in emails from prison that she was “much happier” at the new prison than her former location.

In August, she was transferred from a secure facility in Tallahassee, Florida to the less restrictive prison in Texas, where most detainees are serving time for financial and non-violent crimes.

This move, which experts described as “unprecedented”, occurred just days after she was interviewed about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, who also once acted as the President's personal lawyer.

That interview came as the Trump administration was facing mounting pressure to release more documents related to the Epstein investigation and amid widespread conjecture around Trump's own personal ties to the fallen billionaire and adjudicated criminal, who was found dead in a New York jail in that year while facing trial on sex-trafficking charges.

Congressional Response

In the news release, the congressman also revealed that he had sent a letter to Trump, demanding answers about the whistleblower’s allegations, and called on the chief executive to deny the clemency appeal.

“It would be inappropriate to approve any form of clemency to this convicted and unrepentant sex offender,” the representative stated in the document. “Your Administration should not be providing her with personal amenities, with puppies to play with, with federal law enforcement officials waiting on her every need, or with any preferential handling or facility benefit at all.”

Raskin requested that Blanche attend a public congressional hearing to address the disclosures and also posed three questions to Trump.

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

The representative requested for a response to the inquiries by 24 November.

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