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

Special Treatment Alleged at Federal Prison

House Democrats on the House judiciary committee announced that a source provided information indicating the inmate is working on the clemency petition. Additionally, they mentioned she has been receiving special treatment at the federal prison camp in the Lone Star State.

Congressman Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the committee, declared in a news release that the prison’s warden was assisting the convict with document preparation and submission to aid her effort for executive mercy.

The exact content of the “commutation application” remain unclear, the congressman noted.

Claimed Perks and Custom Arrangements

The representative claims that, per the insider, Maxwell has been receiving “customized” meals that are “personally delivered” to her living area, and the warden has “personally arranged” exclusive visits for her and her visitors.

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

Maxwell’s visitors were also reportedly permitted to carry electronic devices, which the congressman characterized as an “unprecedented action” given the security risk and potential for unmonitored communications.

In one alleged instance, when phone lines went down for other inmates, she was given specific instructions about instructing her contacts to contact and how personnel would relay the call to her.

Warden as “Personal Secretary”

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

The news release indicates that those writing to her would send files directly to the warden, who would provide them to the inmate, for her to examine and change and return them to the warden to digitize and send to the initial correspondent.

Extra Benefits Alleged

Further perks reportedly provided to Maxwell include opportunities to interact with a trainee assistance dog – a benefit not “ordinarily allowed” – as well as private after-hours access to the facility's gym.

Maxwell’s attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding the whistleblower’s claims.

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

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

Context and Developments

Recently, it was reported that Maxwell told close associates in emails from prison that she was “much happier” at the Texas facility than her previous prison.

In August, Maxwell was transferred from a low-security prison in Tallahassee, Florida to the minimum-security camp in the state, where most detainees are serving time for non-violent offenses and white-collar crimes.

The transfer, which authorities called as exceptional, occurred just shortly following she was questioned about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the senior justice official, Todd Blanche, who also once acted as the President's personal lawyer.

That interview came as the Trump administration was facing increasing scrutiny to release more documents related to the ongoing probe and amid intense speculation around the President's own personal ties to the fallen billionaire and adjudicated criminal, who was found dead in a New York jail in 2019 while awaiting prosecution on sex-trafficking charges.

Congressional Response

Through the statement, Raskin also revealed that he had sent a letter to the President, demanding answers about the insider's claims, and urged the president to reject Maxwell’s commutation request.

“You should not grant any form of clemency to this adjudicated and remorseless sex offender,” Raskin wrote in the document. “The government must not offer her with personal amenities, with canine interaction, with government agents attending to her requests, or with any special treatment or institutional privilege at all.”

Raskin requested that Blanche appear for a open legislative session to address the disclosures and also posed three questions to Trump.

He inquired whether Trump had talked about a possible clemency for the convict with Blanche or others, whether he had directed him or anyone else to arrange her with the transfer or favorable and preferential treatment in detention, and whether Maxwell, her attorneys, family or agents have made any promises to Trump or his legal team.

Raskin has asked for a reply to the inquiries by the specified date.

In October, the US supreme court rejected an appeal from Maxwell on her trafficking verdict.