Overview
- An email from Ghislaine Maxwell to her lawyer titled “Commutation Application” indicates she is preparing a request to President Trump.
- House Judiciary Democrat Jamie Raskin asked the White House to have Justice Department official Todd Blanche testify, setting Nov. 17 and Nov. 24 deadlines for responses and documents.
- Raskin’s letter cites claims of concierge-style privileges at FPC Bryan, including custom meals, special visits with computers, after-hours recreation and access to a service dog, plus retaliation against those who object.
- Maxwell was moved in August from a Florida facility to FPC Bryan after a July conversation with Blanche, a transfer lawmakers want explained by DOJ and the Bureau of Prisons.
- The Supreme Court rejected Maxwell’s appeal last month, leaving presidential clemency as her main route to early release, and the White House has not said whether Trump will grant it.