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Per recent claims from a whistleblower, the convicted associate of Jeffrey Epstein, now completing a 20-year prison term for sex-trafficking crimes, is allegedly readying a clemency request for review by the Trump administration.

Preferential Handling Alleged at Federal Prison

House Democrats on the judicial oversight panel revealed that a source provided evidence indicating the inmate is preparing the commutation application. They also stated she has been receiving special treatment at the federal prison camp in the Lone Star State.

Congressman Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House judiciary committee, declared in a news release that the prison’s warden was assisting Maxwell with copying, printing, and sending documents to support her bid for executive mercy.

Specific details of the “commutation application” remain unknown, Raskin added.

Alleged Privileges and Special Accommodations

Raskin states that, per the insider, Maxwell has been given specially prepared food that are “personally delivered” to her cell, and the warden has “personally arranged” exclusive visits for her and her visitors.

These meetings allegedly include a “special cordoned-off area” for visitors and a variety of food and drinks for her guests.

Maxwell’s visitors were also allowed to carry electronic devices, which Raskin described as an “unprecedented action” given the potential danger and potential for unmonitored communications.

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

Supervisor Acting as Assistant

The whistleblower further reportedly told House Democrats that when Maxwell wanted to examine and modify papers “quickly”, she “essentially used” the official as her “personal secretary and administrative assistant”.

The news release states that those writing to her would email documents directly to the warden, who would hand them over to the inmate, for her to examine and change and return them to the warden to digitize and send to the initial correspondent.

Extra Benefits Reported

Other privileges reportedly provided to Maxwell include opportunities to interact with a trainee assistance dog – a benefit not “ordinarily allowed” – as well as private after-hours access to the facility's gym.

Maxwell’s attorney has not yet replied to a inquiry regarding the whistleblower’s claims.

In a statement, the White House said that it “does not comment” on possible pardon appeals.

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

Recent Background

Over the weekend, it was reported that Maxwell told close associates in electronic messages that she was more content at the Texas facility than her previous prison.

In August, Maxwell was moved from a low-security prison in Florida's capital to the minimum-security camp in the state, where most detainees are incarcerated for financial and non-violent crimes.

The transfer, which authorities called as “unprecedented”, occurred just days after she was questioned about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, who also previously served as the President's personal lawyer.

That interview came as the administration was facing mounting pressure to release more documents related to the Epstein investigation and amid widespread conjecture around the President's own personal ties to the fallen billionaire and adjudicated criminal, who was found dead in a New York jail in 2019 while awaiting prosecution on sex-trafficking charges.

Lawmaker Reactions

In the news release, Raskin also announced that he had dispatched a communication to the President, requesting explanations about the whistleblower’s allegations, and called on the chief executive to reject Maxwell’s commutation request.

“It would be inappropriate to approve any type of pardon to this adjudicated and remorseless criminal,” Raskin wrote in the document. “The government must not offer her with personal amenities, with canine interaction, with government agents attending to her requests, or with any preferential handling or institutional privilege at all.”

Raskin requested that Blanche attend a public congressional hearing to discuss the revelations and also presented several inquiries to Trump.

Raskin asked whether he had talked about a possible clemency for the convict with the official or others, whether he had instructed Blanche or anyone else to arrange her with the transfer or favorable and preferential treatment in detention, and whether she, her attorneys, family or representatives have made any commitments to the President or his legal team.

Raskin has asked for a response to the inquiries by 24 November.

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