Rep. Jamie Raskin stated he realized from a whistleblower that Ghislaine Maxwell is receiving special treatment in jail and is in the method of submitting a commutation software.
The Maryland Democrat detailed the whistleblower allegations in a strongly worded letter despatched to President Donald Trump, revealing what he says he realized about Maxwell’s jail keep. NCS has not independently verified the entire claims made by the whistleblower to Raskin, the highest Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee.
According to data Raskin says was offered to him by a whistleblower, Maxwell’s meals have been personalized and delivered to her, and the warden has awarded her special privileges – together with arranging company to go to with computer systems, a safety danger not sometimes allowed – and is sending paperwork and emails on Maxwell’s behalf. For different inmates, mail can take weeks to reach or is commonly misplaced, Raskin stated in the letter, which was reviewed by NCS.
The whistleblower additionally stated Maxwell was given a service canine in coaching to play with regardless that inmates and employees will not be sometimes allowed to pet service canine in coaching, and he or she has been escorted to the jail train space after hours by jail guards, based on the letter.
The whistleblower told Democrats that one of many high officers on the jail has complained that he’s “sick of having to be Maxwell’s b*tch.”
The Justice Department didn’t instantly present remark to NCS for this story.
Raskin additionally stated in the letter that Maxwell is engaged on a “commutation application,” although its precise contents and whether or not it had been submitted was not instantly clear.
As a consequence, Raskin is asking President Donald Trump to make Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche accessible for a public listening to, a request that’s unlikely to be met given Democrats’ place in the minority.
“What information is Ms. Maxwell agreeing to suppress in order to receive such outlandishly favorable treatment as a federal prisoner and convicted sex offender?” Raskin wrote to Trump.