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According to new allegations from a informant, Ghislaine Maxwell, now completing a 20-year prison term for sex-trafficking crimes, is allegedly readying a clemency request for consideration by the Trump administration.

Preferential Handling Claimed at Correctional Facility

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

Congressman Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the committee, declared in a official statement that the facility's chief was assisting the convict with document preparation and submission to aid her effort for clemency.

The exact content of the clemency request are unclear, the congressman noted.

Claimed Perks and Custom Arrangements

Raskin states that, according to the whistleblower, Maxwell has been receiving “customized” meals that are “personally delivered” to her cell, and the supervisor has “personally arranged” exclusive visits for Maxwell and her visitors.

The visits allegedly include a “special cordoned-off area” for attendees and “an assortment of snacks and refreshments” for her associates.

Those visiting Maxwell were also allowed to carry electronic devices, which the congressman characterized as an “unprecedented action” given the security risk and chance of unsupervised contact.

Reportedly on one occasion, when phone lines went down for other inmates, she was given specific instructions about who she should tell her associates to call and how personnel would relay the call to her.

Supervisor Acting as Assistant

The source also allegedly told congressional members that when Maxwell wanted to examine and modify papers promptly, she “essentially used” the warden as her private aide.

The statement states that Maxwell’s correspondents would email documents directly to the warden, who would provide them to the inmate, who would review and edit them and provide them back to the official to scan and provide to the original sender.

Extra Benefits Reported

Further perks allegedly granted to her include time to “play with” a trainee assistance dog – a perk not “ordinarily allowed” – as well as private after-hours access to the prison exercise area.

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

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

“Per the President's remarks, pardoning the convict is not something he has considered,” the spokesperson added.

Recent Background

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

In August, she was transferred from a secure facility 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.

This move, which experts described as exceptional, occurred just shortly following she was interviewed about the Epstein case by the senior justice official, the official, who also once acted as the President's personal lawyer.

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 disgraced financier and convicted sex offender, who was found deceased in custody in 2019 while facing trial on sex-trafficking charges.

Congressional Response

In the news release, Raskin also announced that he had dispatched a communication to Trump, requesting explanations about the insider's claims, and called on the chief executive to reject the clemency appeal.

“You should not grant any form of clemency to this convicted and unrepentant criminal,” Raskin wrote in the document. “The government must not offer her with personal amenities, with puppies to play with, with federal law enforcement officials waiting on her every need, or with any preferential handling or institutional privilege at all.”

Raskin requested that Blanche appear for a open legislative session to address the disclosures and also posed three questions to Trump.

Raskin asked whether Trump had talked about a potential commutation for the convict with Blanche or others, whether he had directed him or anyone else to arrange her with the move or favorable and preferential treatment in detention, and whether she, her lawyers, family or representatives have made any commitments to the President or his attorneys.

The representative requested for a response to the inquiries by 24 November.

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