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Per new allegations from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, now completing a 20-year prison term for sex-trafficking crimes, is allegedly readying a clemency request for consideration by the presidential administration.

Special Treatment Claimed at Correctional Facility

Congressional Democrats on the judicial oversight panel announced that a whistleblower provided evidence indicating Maxwell is preparing the clemency petition. Additionally, they mentioned she has been receiving special treatment at the minimum-security facility in Texas.

Congressman Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the committee, declared in a official statement that the facility's chief was “helping” the convict with document preparation and submission to support her bid for clemency.

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

Claimed Perks and Special Accommodations

The representative claims that, according to the whistleblower, Maxwell has been receiving “customized” meals that are “personally delivered” to her cell, and the warden has individually organized private meetings for Maxwell and her guests.

The visits allegedly include a “special cordoned-off area” for visitors and “an assortment of snacks and refreshments” for her associates.

Maxwell’s visitors were also allowed to bring computers, which Raskin described as an “unprecedented action” 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 who she should tell her contacts to call and how personnel would relay the call to her.

Warden as “Personal Secretary”

The source also allegedly told congressional members that when the convict wanted to examine and modify papers “quickly”, she reportedly employed the warden as her “personal secretary and administrative assistant”.

The statement states that Maxwell’s correspondents would email documents directly to the supervisor, who would provide them to the inmate, for her to examine and change and return them to the official to scan and provide to the initial correspondent.

Additional Privileges Reported

Other privileges reportedly provided to her include time to “play with” a trainee assistance dog – a benefit 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 whistleblower’s claims.

In a statement, the presidential office said that it “will not discuss” on possible pardon appeals.

“Per the President's remarks, pardoning 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 new prison than her previous prison.

This past summer, Maxwell was moved from a low-security prison in Tallahassee, Florida to the minimum-security camp in Texas, where most inmates are serving time for financial and non-violent crimes.

The transfer, which experts described as “unprecedented”, occurred just shortly following 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.

This questioning came as the administration was facing increasing scrutiny to disclose additional files related to the Epstein investigation and amid widespread conjecture around the President's own connections to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender, who was found deceased in custody in that year while awaiting prosecution on trafficking accusations.

Lawmaker Reactions

Through the statement, the congressman also announced that he had sent a letter to Trump, demanding answers about the insider's claims, and called on the chief executive 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 document. “The government must not offer her with room service, with puppies to play with, with government agents attending to her requests, or with any preferential handling or institutional privilege at all.”

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

Raskin asked whether Trump had talked about a potential commutation for the convict with Blanche 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 inquiries by 24 November.

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