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Per new allegations from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a two-decade sentence for sex-trafficking crimes, is allegedly readying a commutation application for review by the Trump administration.

Special Treatment Alleged at Federal Prison

Congressional Democrats on the judicial oversight panel announced that a whistleblower 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 top Democrat on the House judiciary committee, declared in a official statement that the prison’s warden was “helping” the convict with copying, printing, and sending documents to support her bid for clemency.

The exact content of the “commutation application” are unknown, Raskin added.

Claimed Perks and Custom Arrangements

Raskin states that, per the insider, the prisoner has been given specially prepared food that are hand-delivered to her living area, and the supervisor has individually organized private meetings for Maxwell and her visitors.

These meetings allegedly include a designated private space for visitors and a variety of food and drinks for her associates.

Maxwell’s visitors were also allowed to carry electronic devices, which the congressman characterized as an exceptional measure given the potential danger and potential for unmonitored communications.

In one alleged instance, when communications failed for other inmates, she was given specific instructions about who she should tell her contacts to call and how staff would connect the communication to her.

Warden as “Personal Secretary”

The source also allegedly told congressional members that when Maxwell wanted to review and edit documents “quickly”, she “essentially used” the official as her “personal secretary and administrative assistant”.

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 provide them back to the official to scan and provide to the original sender.

Extra Benefits Reported

Further perks 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.

Her legal counsel did not immediately respond to a inquiry regarding the insider's allegations.

Through a spokesperson, the presidential office 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 representative added.

Recent Background

Over the weekend, it was reported that she told friends and family in emails from prison that she was more content at the Texas facility than her former location.

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 incarcerated for financial and non-violent crimes.

This move, which authorities called as exceptional, occurred just days after she was questioned about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the senior justice official, Todd Blanche, who also previously served as Donald Trump's private attorney.

That interview came as the administration was facing mounting pressure to disclose additional files related to the Epstein investigation and amid intense speculation around Trump's own connections to the fallen billionaire and convicted sex offender, who was found deceased in custody in 2019 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 whistleblower’s allegations, and called on the president to reject Maxwell’s commutation request.

“You should not grant any form of clemency to this convicted and unrepentant criminal,” the representative stated in the document. “The government must not offer 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.”

Raskin requested that the official appear for a public congressional hearing to address the disclosures and also posed three questions to Trump.

He inquired whether he had talked about a potential commutation for the convict with the official or others, whether he had instructed Blanche or anyone else to provide her with the move or special conditions in prison, and whether she, her attorneys, relatives or agents have made any promises to Trump or his legal team.

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

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