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Per recent claims from a informant, Ghislaine Maxwell, now completing a 20-year prison term for sex-trafficking crimes, is reportedly preparing a clemency request for consideration by the Trump administration.

Preferential Handling Claimed at Federal Prison

House Democrats on the House judiciary committee announced that a source provided information indicating the inmate is preparing the commutation application. They also stated she has been receiving special treatment at the federal prison camp in Texas.

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

Specific details of the clemency request are unknown, the congressman noted.

Alleged Privileges and Custom Arrangements

Raskin states that, according to the whistleblower, Maxwell has been given specially prepared food that are “personally delivered” to her cell, and the warden has individually organized exclusive visits for her and her visitors.

These meetings allegedly include a designated private space 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 exceptional measure given the potential danger and potential for unsupervised contact.

Reportedly on one occasion, when phone lines went down for other prisoners, 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 source also allegedly told House Democrats that when Maxwell wanted to examine and modify papers promptly, she reportedly employed the official as her private aide.

The statement indicates that those writing to her would send files directly to the warden, who would provide them to Maxwell, who would review and edit them and return them to the official to digitize and send to the initial correspondent.

Extra Benefits Alleged

Other privileges allegedly granted to Maxwell include time to “play with” a service dog puppy – a benefit not “ordinarily allowed” – 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 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 spokesperson noted.

Recent Background

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

This past summer, Maxwell was moved from a secure facility in Tallahassee, Florida to the less restrictive prison in Texas, where most detainees are serving time for financial and non-violent crimes.

The transfer, which experts described as exceptional, occurred just shortly following she was questioned about the Epstein case by the deputy attorney general, the official, who also previously served as Donald Trump's private attorney.

That interview came as the administration was facing increasing scrutiny to release more documents related to the ongoing probe and amid intense speculation around the President's own personal ties to the disgraced financier and adjudicated criminal, who was found dead in a New York jail in that year while awaiting prosecution on sex-trafficking charges.

Lawmaker Reactions

Through the statement, Raskin also revealed that he had dispatched a communication to the President, requesting explanations about the whistleblower’s allegations, and urged the chief executive to deny the clemency appeal.

“It would be inappropriate to approve any type of pardon to this convicted and unrepentant criminal,” the representative stated in the letter. “Your Administration should not be providing her with personal amenities, with canine interaction, with government agents waiting on her every need, or with any preferential handling or institutional privilege at all.”

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

He inquired whether Trump had discussed a possible clemency 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 detention, and whether Maxwell, her lawyers, family or representatives have made any promises to Trump or his legal team.

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

In October, the nation's highest court declined to hear an petition from the convict on her trafficking verdict.