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According to new allegations from a whistleblower, the convicted associate of Jeffrey Epstein, now completing a two-decade sentence for sex-trafficking crimes, is allegedly readying a commutation application for consideration by the Trump administration.

Special Treatment Alleged at Correctional Facility

Congressional Democrats on the judicial oversight panel revealed that a source provided evidence indicating the inmate is preparing the clemency petition. Additionally, they mentioned she has been given preferential conditions at the federal prison camp in the Lone Star State.

Representative Jamie Raskin, the ranking member on the committee, declared in a official statement that the facility's chief was assisting the convict with copying, printing, and sending documents to support her bid for executive mercy.

Specific details of the “commutation application” are unknown, the congressman noted.

Claimed Perks and Special Accommodations

The representative claims that, according to the whistleblower, the prisoner has been receiving “customized” meals that are “personally delivered” to her cell, and the warden has “personally arranged” exclusive visits for Maxwell and her visitors.

The visits allegedly include a “special cordoned-off area” for attendees and a variety of food and drinks for her guests.

Those visiting Maxwell were also allowed to carry electronic devices, which Raskin described as an “unprecedented action” given the security risk and potential for unmonitored communications.

Reportedly on one occasion, when phone lines went down for other prisoners, she was provided directions about who she should tell her contacts to call and how staff would relay the call to her.

Warden as “Personal Secretary”

The source also allegedly told congressional members that when the convict wanted to examine and modify papers “quickly”, she reportedly employed the official as her private aide.

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

Extra Benefits Alleged

Other privileges reportedly provided to her include opportunities to interact with a trainee assistance dog – a perk typically prohibited – as well as exclusive nighttime use to the facility's gym.

Her legal counsel did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding the whistleblower’s claims.

Through a spokesperson, the presidential office said that it “will not discuss” on possible pardon appeals.

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

Recent Background

Recently, it was reported that she told friends and family in emails from prison that she was “much happier” at the new prison than her previous prison.

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

This move, which authorities called as “unprecedented”, occurred just days after she was interviewed about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the senior justice official, Todd Blanche, who also previously served as Donald Trump's personal lawyer.

That interview came as the administration was facing increasing scrutiny to disclose additional files related to the Epstein investigation and amid intense speculation around Trump's own personal ties to the fallen billionaire and convicted sex offender, who was found dead in a New York jail in that year while awaiting prosecution on trafficking accusations.

Congressional Response

In the news release, the congressman also revealed that he had dispatched a communication to the President, demanding answers about the insider's claims, and urged the president to reject Maxwell’s commutation request.

“You should not grant any type of pardon to this convicted and unrepentant sex offender,” Raskin wrote in the letter. “Your Administration should not be providing her with room service, 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 discuss the revelations and also posed three questions to Trump.

He inquired whether he had talked about a possible clemency for Maxwell with the official or others, whether he had instructed him or anyone else to arrange her with the move or special conditions in prison, and whether Maxwell, her lawyers, family or agents have made any commitments to the President or his attorneys.

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

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