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According to recent claims from a informant, Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a two-decade sentence for sex-trafficking crimes, is reportedly preparing a commutation application for review by the Trump administration.

Preferential Handling Alleged at Correctional Facility

House Democrats on the House judiciary committee revealed that a source provided information indicating the inmate is working on the commutation application. Additionally, they mentioned she has been receiving special treatment at the minimum-security facility in the Lone Star State.

Congressman Jamie Raskin, the ranking member on the committee, declared in a news release that the prison’s warden was assisting Maxwell with copying, printing, and sending documents to support her bid for clemency.

Specific details of the clemency request remain unclear, the congressman noted.

Alleged Privileges and Special Accommodations

The representative claims that, per the insider, the prisoner has been receiving “customized” meals that are “personally delivered” to her living area, and the warden has individually organized private meetings for Maxwell and her visitors.

These meetings reportedly involve a “special cordoned-off area” for visitors and “an assortment of snacks and refreshments” for her guests.

Maxwell’s visitors were also reportedly permitted to bring computers, which the congressman characterized as an exceptional measure given the potential danger and chance of unmonitored communications.

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

Supervisor Acting as Assistant

The whistleblower further reportedly told congressional members that when Maxwell wanted to review and edit documents “quickly”, she “essentially used” the warden as her “personal secretary and administrative assistant”.

The news release indicates that those writing to her would email documents directly to the supervisor, who would provide them to the inmate, who would review and edit them and return them to the official to scan and provide to the original sender.

Additional Privileges Reported

Other privileges allegedly granted to her include time to “play with” a trainee assistance dog – 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 inquiry regarding the insider's allegations.

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

“As President Trump has stated, pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell is not something he has considered,” the representative noted.

Recent Background

Recently, it was reported that Maxwell told friends and family in electronic messages that she was more content at the new prison than her previous prison.

This past summer, Maxwell was moved from a secure facility in Florida's capital to the minimum-security camp in the state, where most detainees are serving time for non-violent offenses and white-collar crimes.

This move, which experts described as “unprecedented”, occurred just shortly following she was interviewed about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, who also once acted as Donald Trump's personal lawyer.

This questioning came as the Trump administration was facing mounting pressure 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 convicted sex offender, who was found dead in a New York jail in 2019 while facing trial on trafficking accusations.

Lawmaker Reactions

In the news release, the congressman also revealed that he had sent a letter to the President, requesting explanations about the insider's claims, and called on the chief executive to reject the clemency appeal.

“It would be inappropriate to approve any type of pardon to this adjudicated and remorseless criminal,” the representative stated in the document. “Your Administration should not be providing her with personal amenities, with puppies to play with, with federal law enforcement officials attending to her requests, or with any preferential handling or facility benefit at all.”

Raskin requested that Blanche appear for a public congressional hearing to discuss the revelations and also presented several inquiries to the President.

He inquired whether he had discussed a potential commutation for the convict with the official or others, whether he had directed him or anyone else to provide Maxwell with the transfer or special conditions in detention, and whether she, her attorneys, family or representatives have made any promises to the President or his attorneys.

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

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