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Per new allegations 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.

Preferential Handling Alleged at Correctional Facility

Congressional Democrats on the judicial oversight panel revealed that a whistleblower provided information indicating Maxwell is preparing the clemency petition. Additionally, they mentioned she has been given preferential conditions at the federal prison camp in Texas.

Representative Jamie Raskin, the ranking member on the House judiciary committee, declared in a official statement that the prison’s warden was “helping” Maxwell with copying, printing, and sending documents to support her bid for executive mercy.

Specific details of the clemency request are unclear, Raskin added.

Claimed Perks and Custom Arrangements

The representative claims that, according to the whistleblower, Maxwell 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 visitors.

These meetings allegedly include a designated private space for attendees and a variety of food and drinks for her associates.

Maxwell’s visitors were also allowed to carry electronic devices, which Raskin described as an exceptional measure given the security risk and chance of unsupervised contact.

In one alleged instance, when communications failed for other inmates, she was given specific instructions about instructing her associates to contact and how staff would relay the call to her.

Supervisor Acting as Assistant

The whistleblower further reportedly told congressional members that when Maxwell wanted to review and edit documents promptly, she reportedly employed the warden as her private aide.

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 return them to the warden to digitize and send to the original sender.

Additional Privileges Reported

Further perks reportedly provided to Maxwell include time to “play with” a service dog puppy – a benefit typically prohibited – as well as exclusive nighttime use to the facility's gym.

Maxwell’s attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding the insider's allegations.

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

“Per the President's remarks, granting clemency to Ghislaine Maxwell is not something he has considered,” the spokesperson added.

Context and Developments

Over the weekend, it was reported that Maxwell told friends and family in electronic messages that she was “much happier” at the new prison than her former location.

In August, Maxwell was transferred from a secure facility in Tallahassee, Florida to the less restrictive prison in Texas, where most detainees are incarcerated for non-violent offenses and white-collar crimes.

The transfer, which experts described as exceptional, occurred just days after she was interviewed about the Epstein case by the deputy attorney general, the official, 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 Epstein investigation and amid widespread conjecture around Trump's own personal ties to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender, who was found dead in a New York jail in 2019 while facing trial on sex-trafficking charges.

Congressional Response

In the news release, Raskin also announced that he had sent a letter to Trump, 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 document. “The government must not offer her with personal amenities, with canine interaction, with government agents waiting on her every need, or with any special treatment or institutional privilege at all.”

Raskin requested that the official attend a open legislative session to discuss the revelations and also presented several inquiries to Trump.

He inquired whether Trump had discussed a potential commutation for Maxwell with the official or others, whether he had instructed him or anyone else to provide her with the move or special conditions in prison, and whether she, her lawyers, family or agents have made any commitments to the President or his attorneys.

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

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