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According to recent claims from a whistleblower, Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a two-decade sentence for trafficking offenses, is allegedly readying a clemency request for review by the Trump administration.

Special Treatment Alleged at Correctional Facility

Congressional Democrats on the House judiciary committee revealed that a whistleblower provided evidence indicating the inmate is working on 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 committee, stated in a official statement that the prison’s warden was “helping” the convict with document preparation and submission to aid her effort for executive mercy.

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

Claimed Perks and Special Accommodations

Raskin states that, according to the whistleblower, the prisoner has been receiving “customized” meals that are hand-delivered to her cell, and the supervisor has individually organized exclusive visits for Maxwell and her visitors.

These meetings reportedly involve a “special cordoned-off area” for visitors and “an assortment of snacks and refreshments” for her associates.

Those visiting Maxwell were also allowed to bring computers, which Raskin described as an “unprecedented action” given the potential danger and chance of unmonitored communications.

Reportedly on one occasion, when phone lines went down for other prisoners, she was given specific instructions about instructing her contacts to contact and how personnel would connect the communication to her.

Warden as “Personal Secretary”

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

The news release states that those writing to her would send files 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 scan and provide to the original sender.

Extra Benefits Alleged

Further perks allegedly granted to Maxwell include time to “play with” a service dog puppy – a perk typically prohibited – as well as private after-hours access to the facility's gym.

Maxwell’s attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding the insider's allegations.

Through a spokesperson, the presidential office said that it “will not discuss” on potential clemency requests.

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

Recent Background

Over the weekend, reports surfaced that she told friends and family in emails from prison that she was “much happier” at the new prison than her previous prison.

This past summer, she was transferred from a secure facility in Tallahassee, Florida to the less restrictive prison in Texas, where most detainees are serving time for non-violent offenses and white-collar crimes.

The transfer, which authorities called as “unprecedented”, occurred just shortly following she was interviewed about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the deputy attorney general, the official, who also once acted as Donald Trump's private attorney.

This questioning came as the administration was facing increasing scrutiny to disclose additional files related to the Epstein investigation 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.

Congressional Response

Through the statement, Raskin also announced that he had dispatched a communication to Trump, demanding answers about the insider's claims, and called on the president to reject the clemency appeal.

“You should not grant any type of pardon to this adjudicated and remorseless criminal,” the representative stated in the document. “The government must not offer her with personal amenities, with puppies to play with, with federal law enforcement officials attending to her requests, or with any preferential handling or institutional privilege at all.”

The congressman asked that Blanche appear for a open legislative session to address the disclosures and also posed three questions to the President.

He inquired whether Trump had discussed a potential commutation for the convict with the official or others, whether he had directed Blanche or anyone else to provide Maxwell with the move or favorable and preferential treatment in prison, and whether Maxwell, her lawyers, relatives or agents have made any promises to the President or his attorneys.

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

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