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Per new allegations from a informant, Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year prison term for sex-trafficking crimes, is allegedly readying a commutation application for consideration by the Trump administration.

Preferential Handling Claimed at Correctional Facility

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

Representative Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the committee, declared in a official statement that the prison’s warden was “helping” Maxwell with document preparation and submission to aid her effort for clemency.

Specific details of the “commutation application” remain unknown, Raskin added.

Alleged Privileges and Special Accommodations

The representative claims that, per the insider, the prisoner has been given specially prepared food that are hand-delivered to her living area, and the supervisor has “personally arranged” private meetings for her and her guests.

The visits reportedly involve a designated private space for visitors and “an assortment of snacks and refreshments” for her associates.

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

In one alleged instance, when communications failed for other inmates, Maxwell was provided directions about instructing her associates to call and how personnel would relay the call to her.

Warden as “Personal Secretary”

The source also allegedly told House Democrats that when the convict wanted to review and edit documents promptly, she “essentially used” the warden as her “personal secretary and administrative assistant”.

The statement indicates that Maxwell’s correspondents would email documents directly to the warden, who would provide them to the inmate, for her to examine and change and provide them back to the official to scan and provide to the original sender.

Additional Privileges Reported

Other privileges allegedly granted to Maxwell include time to “play with” a service dog puppy – a benefit not “ordinarily allowed” – 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 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 thought about,” the representative added.

Recent Background

Over the weekend, it was reported that Maxwell told close associates in electronic messages that she was more content at the Texas facility than her previous prison.

This past summer, she was transferred from a low-security prison in Tallahassee, Florida to the minimum-security camp in the state, where most detainees are incarcerated for financial and non-violent crimes.

The transfer, which experts described as exceptional, occurred just days after she was interviewed about the Epstein case by the deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, who also previously served as the President's private attorney.

This questioning came as the Trump administration was facing increasing scrutiny to disclose additional files related to the ongoing probe and amid widespread conjecture around the President's own personal ties to the fallen billionaire and adjudicated criminal, who was found dead in a New York jail in that year while awaiting prosecution on trafficking accusations.

Lawmaker Reactions

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

“You should not grant any type of pardon to this convicted and unrepentant sex offender,” the representative stated in the document. “Your Administration should not be providing her with personal amenities, with canine interaction, with federal law enforcement officials attending to her requests, or with any special treatment or facility benefit at all.”

The congressman asked that the official attend a public congressional hearing to discuss the revelations and also presented several inquiries to the President.

Raskin asked whether he had discussed a potential commutation for Maxwell with Blanche or others, whether he had instructed Blanche or anyone else to provide Maxwell with the transfer or favorable and preferential treatment in prison, and whether she, her lawyers, relatives or representatives have made any promises to the President or his attorneys.

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

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