🔗 Share this article Ghislaine Maxwell Allegedly Pursuing Clemency, Whistleblower Alleges to Congressional Democrats According to new allegations from a informant, Ghislaine Maxwell, now completing a two-decade sentence for trafficking offenses, is allegedly readying a clemency request for consideration by the presidential administration. Special Treatment Alleged at Federal Prison House Democrats on the House judiciary committee revealed that a source provided information indicating the inmate is working on the clemency petition. Additionally, they mentioned she has been receiving special treatment at the minimum-security facility in the Lone Star State. Congressman Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the committee, declared in a news release that the prison’s warden was assisting the convict with copying, printing, and sending documents to aid her effort for clemency. The exact content of the clemency request remain unknown, Raskin added. Alleged Privileges and Special Accommodations Raskin states that, per the insider, Maxwell has been receiving “customized” meals that are “personally delivered” to her cell, and the warden has individually organized private meetings for her and her guests. The visits 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 the congressman characterized as an “unprecedented action” given the security risk and chance of unmonitored communications. Reportedly on one occasion, when communications failed for other prisoners, Maxwell was provided directions about instructing her contacts to call and how staff would relay the call to her. Supervisor Acting as Assistant The source also allegedly told House Democrats that when Maxwell wanted to examine and modify papers promptly, she reportedly employed the official as her private aide. The news release states that Maxwell’s correspondents would email documents directly to the warden, who would provide them to the inmate, who would review and edit them and return them to the warden to digitize and send to the original sender. Extra Benefits Alleged Other privileges allegedly granted to Maxwell include time to “play with” a trainee assistance dog – a perk not “ordinarily allowed” – as well as private after-hours access to the prison exercise area. Her legal counsel has not yet replied to a inquiry regarding the insider's allegations. In a statement, the presidential office said that it “does not comment” on possible pardon appeals. “As President Trump has stated, granting clemency to Ghislaine Maxwell is not something he has considered,” the representative added. Recent Background Over the weekend, it was reported that she told friends and family in electronic messages that she was more content at the Texas facility than her former location. In August, she was transferred from a low-security prison 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 experts described as “unprecedented”, occurred just days after 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 Trump administration was facing increasing scrutiny to disclose additional files related to the Epstein investigation and amid widespread conjecture around the President's own connections to the disgraced financier and adjudicated criminal, who was found deceased in custody in that year while awaiting prosecution on trafficking accusations. Congressional Response Through the statement, Raskin also revealed that he had dispatched a communication to the President, demanding answers about the whistleblower’s allegations, and urged the chief executive to reject the clemency appeal. “It would be inappropriate to approve any type of pardon to this convicted and unrepentant sex offender,” Raskin wrote in the document. “The government must not offer her with room service, with puppies to play with, with government agents waiting on her every need, or with any preferential handling or facility benefit at all.” The congressman asked that Blanche appear for a public congressional hearing to discuss the revelations and also presented several inquiries to the President. He inquired whether he had talked about a potential commutation for the convict with the official or others, whether he had instructed Blanche or anyone else to arrange her with the transfer or special conditions in detention, and whether Maxwell, her attorneys, family or agents have made any commitments to Trump or his legal team. The representative requested for a response to the questions by 24 November. In October, the US supreme court rejected an appeal from Maxwell on her trafficking verdict.