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Per recent claims from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year prison term for trafficking offenses, is allegedly readying a commutation application for review by the Trump administration.

Special Treatment Alleged at Federal Prison

Congressional Democrats on the House judiciary committee announced that a source provided evidence indicating Maxwell is working on the commutation application. They also stated she has been given preferential conditions at the minimum-security facility in the Lone Star State.

Representative Jamie Raskin, the ranking member on the House judiciary committee, stated in a official statement that the facility's chief was “helping” the convict with copying, printing, and sending documents to aid her effort for clemency.

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

Claimed Perks and Special Accommodations

Raskin states that, per the insider, Maxwell has been receiving “customized” meals that are “personally delivered” to her living area, and the supervisor has individually organized private meetings for Maxwell and her visitors.

The visits allegedly include a “special cordoned-off area” for visitors and a variety of food and drinks for her guests.

Those visiting Maxwell were also reportedly permitted to carry electronic devices, which the congressman characterized as an “unprecedented action” given the security risk and chance of unmonitored communications.

Reportedly on one occasion, when communications failed for other prisoners, she was provided directions about who she should tell her associates to contact and how staff would relay the call to her.

Supervisor Acting as Assistant

The whistleblower further reportedly told House Democrats that when Maxwell wanted to examine and modify papers promptly, she “essentially used” the official as her private aide.

The statement states that Maxwell’s correspondents 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 official to scan and provide to the original sender.

Extra Benefits Alleged

Other privileges allegedly granted to Maxwell include opportunities to interact with a trainee assistance dog – 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 request for comment regarding the whistleblower’s claims.

In a statement, the White House said that it “will not discuss” on potential clemency requests.

“Per the President's remarks, pardoning the convict is not something he has thought about,” the spokesperson noted.

Recent Background

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

This past summer, Maxwell was moved from a secure facility in Florida's capital to the less restrictive prison in the state, where most inmates are incarcerated for financial and non-violent crimes.

This move, which authorities called as exceptional, occurred just shortly following she was questioned about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, who also once acted as Donald Trump's personal lawyer.

That interview came as the administration was facing increasing scrutiny to disclose additional files related to the Epstein investigation and amid widespread conjecture around Trump's own connections to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender, 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 dispatched a communication to Trump, requesting explanations about the whistleblower’s allegations, and called on the president to reject Maxwell’s commutation request.

“You should not grant any type of pardon to this adjudicated and remorseless criminal,” Raskin wrote in the letter. “Your Administration should not be providing 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.”

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

He inquired whether Trump had discussed a possible clemency for Maxwell with Blanche or others, whether he had instructed Blanche or anyone else to arrange her with the move or special conditions in detention, and whether Maxwell, her attorneys, family or representatives have made any commitments to Trump or his legal team.

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

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