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Per new allegations from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a two-decade sentence for trafficking offenses, is allegedly readying a commutation application for review by the presidential administration.

Preferential Handling Claimed at Federal Prison

House Democrats on the judicial oversight panel announced that a source provided evidence indicating Maxwell 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.

Representative Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the committee, declared in a news release that the facility's chief was “helping” Maxwell with document preparation and submission to support her bid for executive mercy.

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

Claimed Perks and Custom Arrangements

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

These meetings reportedly involve a designated private space for visitors and a variety of food and drinks for her associates.

Those visiting Maxwell were also reportedly permitted to bring computers, which the congressman characterized as an exceptional measure given the potential danger and potential for unmonitored communications.

In one alleged instance, when phone lines went down for other prisoners, Maxwell was given specific instructions about who she should tell her contacts to contact and how staff would relay the call to her.

Supervisor Acting as Assistant

The source also allegedly told congressional members that when the convict wanted to examine and modify papers “quickly”, she “essentially used” the warden as her private aide.

The statement indicates that those writing to her would email documents directly to the supervisor, who would provide them 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 her include time to “play 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 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, granting clemency to the convict is not something he has thought about,” the spokesperson added.

Context and Developments

Recently, it was reported that she told close associates in electronic messages that she was more content at the Texas facility than her former location.

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

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

That interview came as the administration was facing mounting pressure to release more documents related to the Epstein investigation and amid intense speculation around Trump's own personal ties to the disgraced financier and adjudicated criminal, who was found deceased in custody in that year while facing trial on trafficking accusations.

Congressional Response

In the news release, Raskin also revealed that he had sent a letter to the President, demanding answers about the insider's claims, and called on the chief executive to reject Maxwell’s commutation request.

“You should not grant any type of pardon to this convicted and unrepentant criminal,” the representative stated in the letter. “The government must not offer her with room service, 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.”

The congressman asked that the official attend a open legislative session to discuss the revelations and also posed three questions to the President.

Raskin asked whether he 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 move or special conditions in prison, and whether she, her attorneys, family or agents have made any promises to the President or his legal team.

The representative requested for a reply to the inquiries by the specified date.

Last month, the nation's highest court rejected an petition from the convict on her sex-trafficking conviction.