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According to new allegations from a informant, the convicted associate of Jeffrey Epstein, currently serving a two-decade sentence for sex-trafficking crimes, is allegedly readying a clemency request for review by the presidential administration.

Preferential Handling Alleged at Federal Prison

Congressional Democrats on the House judiciary committee revealed that a whistleblower provided information indicating the inmate is working on the commutation application. 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 prison’s warden was assisting the convict with document preparation and submission to aid her effort for clemency.

Specific details of the clemency request are unclear, Raskin added.

Claimed Perks and Custom Arrangements

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 supervisor has “personally arranged” private meetings for her and her visitors.

These meetings allegedly include a designated private space for attendees 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 exceptional measure given the potential danger and chance of unmonitored communications.

Reportedly on one occasion, when communications failed for other prisoners, she was provided directions about who she should tell her associates to call and how personnel would relay the call to her.

Warden as “Personal Secretary”

The whistleblower further reportedly told congressional members that when Maxwell wanted to examine and modify papers promptly, she reportedly employed the warden as her private aide.

The news release states that those writing to her would send files directly to the supervisor, who would provide them to Maxwell, for her to examine and change and return them to the warden to digitize and send to the original sender.

Extra Benefits Alleged

Other privileges reportedly provided to her include opportunities to interact with a service dog puppy – a benefit typically prohibited – as well as private after-hours access to the prison exercise area.

Maxwell’s attorney did not immediately respond to a inquiry regarding the whistleblower’s claims.

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

“As President Trump has stated, pardoning the convict is not something he has thought about,” the spokesperson added.

Recent Background

Recently, reports surfaced that she told friends and family in electronic messages that she was “much happier” at the new prison than her previous prison.

In August, Maxwell was transferred from a secure facility in Florida's capital to the less restrictive prison in Texas, where most inmates are incarcerated for non-violent offenses and white-collar crimes.

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

This questioning came as the Trump administration was facing mounting pressure to disclose additional files related to the ongoing probe and amid intense speculation around Trump's own personal ties to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender, who was found dead in a New York jail in that year while facing trial on sex-trafficking charges.

Congressional Response

Through the statement, Raskin also announced that he had sent a letter to the President, demanding answers about the whistleblower’s allegations, and called on the president to deny Maxwell’s commutation request.

“You should not grant any form of clemency to this adjudicated and remorseless criminal,” Raskin wrote in the letter. “The government must not offer her with room service, with canine interaction, with federal law enforcement officials attending to her requests, or with any special treatment or institutional privilege at all.”

The congressman asked that Blanche attend a open legislative session to address the disclosures and also posed three questions to Trump.

Raskin asked whether Trump had talked about a possible clemency for the convict with the official or others, whether he had instructed him or anyone else to provide Maxwell with the move or favorable and preferential treatment in prison, and whether Maxwell, her attorneys, 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.

In October, the US supreme court declined to hear an petition from Maxwell on her trafficking verdict.