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Per new allegations from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, now completing a two-decade sentence for trafficking offenses, is reportedly preparing a commutation application for consideration by the Trump administration.

Preferential Handling Alleged at Federal Prison

House Democrats on the judicial oversight panel revealed that a whistleblower provided evidence indicating the inmate is working on 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 official statement that the facility's chief was assisting the convict with copying, printing, and sending documents to support her bid for executive mercy.

Specific details of the clemency request remain unknown, the congressman noted.

Alleged Privileges and Custom Arrangements

Raskin states that, according to the whistleblower, the prisoner has been given specially prepared food that are “personally delivered” to her cell, and the warden has “personally arranged” exclusive visits for her and her guests.

The visits reportedly involve a “special cordoned-off area” for attendees and “an assortment of snacks and refreshments” for her guests.

Maxwell’s visitors were also allowed to bring computers, which Raskin described as an exceptional measure given the security risk and chance of unmonitored communications.

Reportedly on one occasion, when phone lines went down for other inmates, 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 source also allegedly told House Democrats that when the convict wanted to review and edit documents promptly, she “essentially used” the official as her “personal secretary and administrative assistant”.

The news release states that those writing to her would email documents directly to the warden, who would hand them over to Maxwell, who would review and edit them and provide them back to the warden to scan and provide to the original sender.

Additional Privileges Alleged

Other privileges allegedly granted to Maxwell include time to “play with” a service dog puppy – a perk not “ordinarily allowed” – as well as private after-hours access to the facility's gym.

Maxwell’s attorney did not immediately respond to a inquiry regarding the whistleblower’s claims.

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

“As President Trump has stated, granting clemency to the convict is not something he has considered,” the spokesperson noted.

Recent Background

Over the weekend, reports surfaced that she told friends and family in electronic messages that she was more content at the Texas facility than her former location.

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

The transfer, which experts described as exceptional, occurred just shortly following she was questioned about the Epstein case by the senior justice official, Todd Blanche, who also once acted as Donald Trump's private attorney.

This questioning came as the Trump administration was facing increasing scrutiny to disclose additional files related to the Epstein investigation and amid intense speculation around the President's own connections to the disgraced financier and adjudicated criminal, who was found deceased in custody in that year while facing trial on trafficking accusations.

Lawmaker Reactions

Through the statement, Raskin also revealed that he had dispatched a communication to Trump, demanding answers about the whistleblower’s allegations, and called on the president to deny Maxwell’s commutation request.

“You should not grant any type of pardon to this convicted and unrepentant criminal,” the representative stated in the letter. “Your Administration should not be providing her with personal amenities, with canine interaction, with federal law enforcement officials waiting on her every need, or with any preferential handling or facility benefit at all.”

The congressman asked that Blanche attend a public congressional hearing to discuss the revelations and also posed three questions to the President.

Raskin asked whether he had talked about a possible clemency for Maxwell with Blanche or others, whether he had instructed Blanche or anyone else to arrange Maxwell with the transfer or special conditions in prison, and whether Maxwell, her lawyers, family or representatives have made any promises to the President or his attorneys.

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

Last month, the US supreme court rejected an petition from Maxwell on her trafficking verdict.