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According to new allegations from a whistleblower, the convicted associate of Jeffrey Epstein, 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 Correctional Facility

House Democrats on the House judiciary committee announced that a source provided evidence indicating the inmate is preparing the clemency petition. Additionally, they mentioned she has been receiving special treatment at the federal prison camp in the Lone Star State.

Congressman Jamie Raskin, the ranking member on the committee, stated in a official statement that the facility's chief was “helping” Maxwell with copying, printing, and sending documents to aid her effort for clemency.

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

Claimed Perks and Special Accommodations

The representative claims that, according to the whistleblower, the prisoner has been given specially prepared food that are “personally delivered” to her living area, and the warden has individually organized private meetings for her and her guests.

The visits reportedly involve a “special cordoned-off area” for visitors and a variety of food and drinks for her guests.

Those visiting Maxwell were also allowed to bring computers, which the congressman characterized as an exceptional measure given the security risk and chance of unsupervised contact.

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

Supervisor Acting as Assistant

The source also allegedly told congressional members that when the convict wanted to examine and modify papers promptly, she “essentially used” the warden as her “personal secretary and administrative assistant”.

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

Additional Privileges Reported

Further perks allegedly granted to her include time to “play with” a service dog puppy – a perk not “ordinarily allowed” – as well as exclusive nighttime use to the prison exercise area.

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

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

“As President Trump has stated, pardoning the convict is not something he has considered,” the representative noted.

Recent Background

Over the weekend, reports surfaced that she told friends and family in emails from prison that she was more content at the new prison than her previous prison.

In August, Maxwell was moved from a low-security prison in Tallahassee, Florida to the less restrictive prison in Texas, where most detainees are incarcerated for non-violent offenses and white-collar crimes.

The transfer, which experts described as exceptional, occurred just days after she was questioned about the Epstein case by the senior justice official, Todd Blanche, who also previously served as Donald Trump's personal lawyer.

That interview came as the Trump administration was facing mounting pressure to release more documents related to the Epstein investigation and amid intense speculation around the President's own personal ties to the fallen billionaire and adjudicated criminal, who was found deceased in custody in 2019 while awaiting prosecution on sex-trafficking charges.

Lawmaker Reactions

Through the statement, the congressman also announced that he had dispatched a communication to Trump, demanding answers about the whistleblower’s allegations, and called on the chief executive to reject the clemency appeal.

“You should not grant any form of clemency to this adjudicated and remorseless sex offender,” Raskin wrote in the document. “Your Administration should not be providing her with room service, with puppies to play with, with government agents attending to her requests, or with any special treatment or facility benefit at all.”

The congressman asked that the official appear for a public congressional hearing to address the disclosures and also posed three questions to Trump.

He inquired whether Trump had discussed a possible clemency for Maxwell with Blanche or others, whether he had directed Blanche or anyone else to arrange Maxwell with the transfer or special conditions in prison, and whether Maxwell, her lawyers, family or representatives have made any commitments to the President or his legal team.

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.