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According to new allegations from a informant, the convicted associate of Jeffrey Epstein, now completing a 20-year prison term for sex-trafficking crimes, is reportedly preparing a clemency request for review by the presidential administration.

Special Treatment Alleged at Federal Prison

Congressional Democrats on the judicial oversight panel announced that a whistleblower provided evidence indicating Maxwell is working on the commutation application. Additionally, they mentioned she has been receiving special treatment at the minimum-security facility in Texas.

Representative Jamie Raskin, the ranking member on the House judiciary committee, declared in a official statement that the facility's chief was “helping” the convict with document preparation and submission to support her bid for executive mercy.

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

Alleged Privileges and Custom Arrangements

The representative claims that, per the insider, Maxwell has been receiving “customized” meals that are hand-delivered to her living area, and the warden has individually organized exclusive visits for her and her guests.

The visits allegedly include a “special cordoned-off area” for attendees and a variety of food and drinks for her guests.

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

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

Warden as “Personal Secretary”

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

The statement states that Maxwell’s correspondents would email documents directly to the supervisor, who would hand them over to Maxwell, who would review and edit them and return them to the warden to digitize and send to the initial correspondent.

Extra Benefits Alleged

Other privileges allegedly granted to Maxwell include opportunities to interact with a service dog puppy – a benefit typically prohibited – as well as exclusive nighttime use to the prison exercise area.

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

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

“As President Trump has stated, granting clemency to the convict is not something he has thought about,” the representative noted.

Recent Background

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

In August, Maxwell was moved from a secure facility in Tallahassee, Florida to the minimum-security camp in the state, where most detainees are incarcerated for financial and non-violent crimes.

This move, which experts described as exceptional, occurred just shortly following she was interviewed about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation by the senior justice official, Todd Blanche, who also once acted as the President's private attorney.

That interview came as the Trump administration was facing mounting pressure to disclose additional files related to the Epstein investigation and amid widespread conjecture around Trump's own personal ties to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender, who was found deceased in custody in 2019 while awaiting prosecution on sex-trafficking charges.

Congressional Response

Through the statement, the congressman also announced that he had sent a letter to the President, requesting explanations about the insider's claims, and called on the president to reject Maxwell’s commutation request.

“You should not grant any form of clemency to this convicted and unrepentant criminal,” 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 preferential handling or facility benefit at all.”

Raskin requested that the official attend a open legislative session to discuss the revelations and also posed three questions to Trump.

He inquired 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 Maxwell with the move or special conditions in detention, and whether she, her lawyers, relatives or agents have made any commitments to Trump or his attorneys.

The representative requested for a reply to the questions by the specified date.

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