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According to new allegations 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.

Special Treatment Claimed at Federal Prison

House Democrats on the judicial oversight panel 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 federal prison camp in Texas.

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

The exact content of the clemency request are unclear, Raskin added.

Claimed Perks and Special Accommodations

The representative claims that, per the insider, the prisoner has been given specially prepared food that are hand-delivered to her cell, and the warden has individually organized private meetings for her and her visitors.

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

Maxwell’s visitors were also reportedly permitted to carry electronic devices, which the congressman characterized as an “unprecedented action” given the potential danger and potential for unsupervised contact.

Reportedly on one occasion, 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.

Warden as “Personal Secretary”

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

The statement states that Maxwell’s correspondents would send files directly to the warden, who would provide them to Maxwell, for her to examine and change and provide them back to the official to scan and provide to the initial correspondent.

Extra Benefits Alleged

Further perks reportedly provided to Maxwell include time to “play with” a service dog puppy – a perk typically prohibited – as well as private after-hours access to the prison exercise area.

Maxwell’s attorney has not yet replied to a request for comment regarding the whistleblower’s claims.

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

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

Context and Developments

Over the weekend, it was reported that Maxwell told close associates in electronic messages that she was “much happier” at the Texas facility than her former location.

In August, Maxwell was moved from a low-security prison in Florida's capital to the minimum-security camp in Texas, where most inmates are serving time for non-violent offenses and white-collar crimes.

The transfer, which authorities called as exceptional, occurred just shortly following she was questioned about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the senior justice official, Todd Blanche, who also previously served as the President's private attorney.

That interview came as the administration was facing increasing scrutiny to disclose additional files related to the Epstein investigation and amid widespread conjecture around the President's own connections to the fallen billionaire and convicted sex offender, who was found deceased in custody in that year while awaiting prosecution on trafficking accusations.

Congressional Response

In the news release, the congressman also revealed that he had sent a letter to Trump, demanding answers about the whistleblower’s allegations, and urged the president to reject the clemency appeal.

“It would be inappropriate to approve any form of clemency to this adjudicated and remorseless sex offender,” the representative stated in the document. “The government must not offer her with personal amenities, with puppies to play with, with federal law enforcement officials attending to her requests, or with any special treatment or institutional privilege at all.”

The congressman asked that the official appear for a public congressional hearing to address the disclosures and also posed three questions to the President.

Raskin asked whether Trump had talked about a potential commutation for Maxwell with Blanche or others, whether he had directed him or anyone else to arrange Maxwell with the transfer or favorable and preferential treatment in prison, and whether Maxwell, her lawyers, family or representatives have made any promises to Trump or his legal team.

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

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