Ghislaine Maxwell Applying for a Sentence Commutation As Democrats Detail VIP Treatment That Makes Maxwell “More of a Guest at a Trump Hotel Than a Federal Prisoner”

Summary

Episode Overview

Title: Ghislaine Maxwell Applying for a Sentence Commutation As Democrats Detail VIP Treatment That Makes Maxwell “More of a Guest at a Trump Hotel Than a Federal Prisoner”
Podcast: Amy Robach & T.J. Holmes Present (iHeartPodcasts)
Date: November 10, 2025

Amy Robach and TJ Holmes dive deep into the latest developments in the Ghislaine Maxwell case, focusing on new allegations of VIP treatment in prison and her formal request for commutation. Central to their discussion is a sharply worded letter from House Democrats, led by Rep. Jamie Raskin, demanding answers from President Trump about reported preferential treatment Maxwell receives at FPC Bryan, and raising concerns about a possible quid pro quo in exchange for her silence or exoneration of Trump. The hosts dissect the accusations, the political implications, and the broader questions of justice and accountability.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Bombshell Letter & VIP Treatment Allegations

[03:07–09:07]

• The episode opens with the news that Ghislaine Maxwell may have received special privileges during her incarceration at FPC Bryan, a federal prison camp.

• The House Judiciary Committee, led by Rep. Jamie Raskin, sent a letter to President Trump demanding answers to a series of whistleblower allegations.

• Quote (Amy Robach): “What information is Ms. Maxwell agreeing to suppress in order to receive such outlandishly favorable treatment as a federal prisoner and convicted sex offender?” [04:36]

• Among the startling allegations:

  • Customized meals delivered directly to Maxwell by longtime prison staff ([06:24])
  • Arrangements for private, cordoned-off meetings with guests, including snacks and refreshments ([07:23])
  • Guests permitted to bring computers for meetings—unprecedented due to potential security risks ([07:56])
  • Maxwell's personal correspondence and legal documents handled directly by the warden, with expedited processing ([09:35])
  • Playing with a puppy from an inmate service dog program, despite rules prohibiting staff or inmates from interacting with the dogs ([10:18])
  • Allowed to use prison recreational facilities after hours and in staff-only areas, under personal guard ([11:16])

• Notable quote (TJ Holmes): "We need to hear what’s going on… this guy over here working at this prison said he's tired of being Ghislaine Maxwell’s bitch." [06:08]

2. Political Motives, Transparency & Public Outrage

[09:07–12:33]

• The hosts discuss whether these allegations indicate genuine corruption, political gamesmanship, or security justifications.
• Amy notes the lack of transparency fueling suspicion: “Everyone feels like they aren’t getting the truth. There isn’t any true transparency. And everyone is suspicious about underhanded deals going on behind the scenes.” [05:34]
• The letter’s incendiary language is highlighted, with Raskin allegedly saying the amenities provided to Maxwell “have not been afforded to any other inmates” ([12:09]), and that Maxwell has been treated “as an honored guest rather than a federal prisoner.” [25:45]
• The issue is framed as both a justice concern and a political weapon against Trump, with the letter clearly insinuating a quid pro quo arrangement.

3. Maxwell’s Commutation Application & Implications

[15:39–16:49]

• The episode reveals, via an intercepted email, that Maxwell is officially preparing and soon submitting an application for commutation to President Trump.
• Quote (Amy Robach): “In the email she said, I am struggling to keep it all together as it is big and there are so many attachments. So it's clear she has been spending time in prison preparing some sort of document...to President Trump for consideration for commutation.” [15:39]
• The hosts note that such an application is to be expected, but the political context magnifies its significance.

4. Congressional Demands & Legal Process

[13:17–15:35]

• Democrats, unable to enforce subpoenas, demand that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche testify under oath about any deals, promises, or special treatment offered to Maxwell.
• Raskin’s letter reportedly alleges the sit-down interview between Blanche and Maxwell was designed to produce “exoneration” for Trump ([14:10]).
• The hosts stress the Democrats’ lack of majority power, making any formal hearings or testimony difficult unless Republicans join in.

5. Context: Maxwell’s Life in “Club Fed” and Victims’ Perspectives

[22:22–25:45]

• Robach recounts details from previous episodes and newly procured emails showing Maxwell acknowledges and enjoys her conditions at the federal prison camp.
• The contrast is drawn between the “cushy” conditions at FPC Bryan (“It’s actually called Club Fed by a lot of folks because that’s just how nice it is compared to other facilities” – Amy Robach, [24:20]) and the seriousness of Maxwell’s crimes.
• A poignant moment comes with reference to Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, describing Maxwell as “worse than Epstein…she was vicious, she was evil” ([23:27]).
• Quote (TJ Holmes): “For every victim, for every victim's family, to think that this woman...is getting there and living a life even better than some people on the outside...That's injustice.” [12:56]

6. Ongoing Unanswered Questions & Trump’s Position

[27:23–28:54]

• The hosts express frustration that Maxwell’s transfer to the cushy facility and her continued privileges remain unexplained, with no clear answer from authorities.
• Notably, President Trump has never publicly rejected the idea of pardoning Maxwell, always “leaving the door open.”
• Quote (Amy Robach, quoting Raskin): "The time has come to cease any coy or sly answers about granting clemency to a convicted child sex predator. I am demanding answers.” [28:24]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “Why is she getting special privileges? And directly, I think, insinuating that she’s getting them because she’s covering something up for you, Mr. President.” – TJ Holmes [04:21]
• “You can’t make that up. Like that actually was in a letter sent to the President today.” – Amy Robach [06:23]
• “She must be performing and acting that way. She’s the one in charge. She’s the warden.” – TJ Holmes [09:23]
• “She is the only violent offender in an otherwise nonviolent prison. No one who is there committed a violent act.” – Amy Robach [12:42]
• “Your administration should not be providing her with room service…with puppies to play with…With federal law enforcement officials waiting on her every need…It is indisputable that the order to treat Ms. Maxwell as an honored guest rather than a federal prisoner has come from the highest levels.” – Amy Robach quoting Raskin [25:45]
• “She shouldn’t be treated any differently from any other prisoner. I think that’s fair.” – TJ Holmes [27:01]
• “It’s also questionable should she even be in the prison she’s in.” – Amy Robach [27:19]

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Timestamps for Major Segments

• [03:07] – Episode proper begins: Setting the scene of the new controversy and the letter to Trump.
• [04:36] – Discussion of Raskin’s key accusation questioning what Maxwell is “agreeing to suppress.”
• [06:24] – Review of specific whistleblower allegations regarding meal delivery, meetings, and communication privileges.
• [10:18] – Highlight: Maxwell allegedly allowed to play with a puppy.
• [12:33] – Hosts consider if any other inmates receive similar treatment and the justice implications.
• [13:17] – What Democrats now demand: Testimony from Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.
• [15:39] – Revelatory email: Maxwell confirms preparation of her formal commutation application.
• [16:49] – Segment ends; discussion returns after the break.
• [22:22] – Summary of Raskin’s perspective, Giuffre’s account, victims’ voices.
• [24:20] – Review of Maxwell’s own emails about “Club Fed” and her satisfaction with her situation.
• [25:45] – Raskin’s condemnation: “room service” and “honored guest” language.
• [27:23] – Open questions: Why is Maxwell in this prison, and why hasn’t Trump denied her a pardon?
• [28:24] – Raskin’s demand: End coy answers, provide real transparency.
• [29:02] – Closing thoughts — the hosts will continue to monitor for new developments.

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Tone & Style

• The discussion is forthright, spirited, and often skeptical, with both hosts not shying away from expressing incredulity at the allegations and rhetorical language in the Democrats’ letter.
• Direct quotes are often read verbatim, keeping a journalistic and slightly sardonic edge, especially when spotlighting the more outrageous-sounding elements (snacks, puppies, “honored guest”).
• The tone is serious in discussing the gravity of Maxwell’s crimes and the pain of victims alongside banter and gallows humor to manage the heavy subject matter.

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Summary

Amy Robach and TJ Holmes systematically unpack the latest shocking allegations of Ghislaine Maxwell’s VIP treatment in federal custody and formulate the real questions about justice, transparency, and potential political favors. Major revelations include Maxwell’s impending commutation application, whistleblower reports of special perks, Democratic calls for high-level testimony, and the continuing ambiguity of Trump’s position on her potential clemency. While Maxell’s relative comfort in “Club Fed” is confirmed through multiple sources, what remains to be seen is whether there will be real accountability or answers regarding these privileges—and whether political pressure will result in a change for Maxwell’s fate.

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[TJ Holmes]

Hey there, folks. It is Monday, November 10th. The Epstein saga continues. The latest bombshell, Ghislaine Maxwell is getting to play with puppies in prison. And with that, welcome to this episode of Amy and TJ Robes. I start with that. That is a part of a long, strongly worded letter in which folks are demanding answers from President Trump about why Ghislaine Maxwell is chilling in prison.

[Amy Robach]

Yeah, that's one way to put it. The House Judiciary Committee sent a letter of demands to President Trump, and it all is based on this new evidence they say they got from a whistleblower, but certainly a specific email that they say they intercepted that Ghislaine sent her, her attorney, saying essentially, yes, she is preparing pieces of evidence and certainly getting ready to ask to formally ask President Trump to commute her sentence. So Congress is saying, wait a minute. Before you even consider this, we need to question you about what we're hearing is going on at FPC Federal Prison Camp Bryant these days.

[TJ Holmes]

That might mean they're essentially flat out saying. And the line is in there flat out saying, why is she getting special privileges? And directly, I think, insinuating that she's getting them because she's covering something up for you, Mr. President.

[Amy Robach]

You actually pointed this part of the letter out. And we will get into excerpts of the letter, and they are. They are bombshells, truly. But this was the headline that you saw. You said robes. Did you read. This is what Representative Jamie Raskin, who's the leading Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, who signed this letter. This was kind of like the big accusation to President Trump. What information is Ms. Maxwell agreeing to suppress in order to receive such outlandishly favorable treatment as a federal prisoner and convicted sex offender?

[TJ Holmes]

Okay, how much of this is really somebody trying to get to the bottom of this? How much of this is politics? But this just once again shows robes when we think one part of the story has been put to rest? I didn't. Where does this come from? A whistleblower out of nowhere? This story is just another further evidence that no one will ever be satisfied with any resolution to this story.

[Amy Robach]

Correct. Because everyone feels like they aren't getting the truth. There isn't Any true transparency. And everyone is suspicious about underhanded deals going on behind the scenes. So according to this whistleblower information that House Democrats say they have, one of the ones that stood out to me, they said within the halls of fpc, Bryant, a top official at the facility has complained that he is, quote, sick of having to be Maxwell's. That was in a letter to the President from.

[TJ Holmes]

From the head of the House Judiciary Committee, ranking member. Right. Of the House Judiciary Committee, wrote this to the President of the United States. Hey, we need some answers because this guy over here working at this prison said he's tired of being Ghislaine Maxwell's bitch. So we need to hear what's going on. This is where we are.

[Amy Robach]

You can't make that up.

[TJ Holmes]

This is where we are.

[Amy Robach]

Like that actually was in a letter sent to the President today. But among the whistleblower claims are these, that Ghislaine Maxwell's meals have been customized and prepared by federal prison camp staff and then personally delivered to her in her cell by longtime federal employees.

[TJ Holmes]

Have you heard anything? Have you heard any response as to why? Because they might think some of this. All right. It's a safety issue. We don't. We want to keep her away from the general population kind of a thing. Is there any defense being made like that?

[Amy Robach]

Well, not directly yet to these specific claims, but in general, anytime there have been complaints, that has been the response that her safety is at issue, that everything is being done to ensure Ghislaine Maxwell safety and the safety of the other prisoners. So everyone's safety is what is being considered.

[TJ Holmes]

But the way he put it there with the meals, it's like it's. It's more than. She's sounds like she's being like she has a chef there.

[Amy Robach]

It sounds like she's getting filet mignon and truffle fries. Probably not with a glass of sauvignon blanc.

[TJ Holmes]

But he made it sound really bad.

[Amy Robach]

Correct. Okay. The other allegation from this whistleblower is that when Ms. Maxwell wants to arrange a private meeting with visitors, including members of her family, the warden personally arranged it for her and then provided a special cordoned off area for visitors to arrive, as well as an assortment of snacks and refreshments for her guests.

[TJ Holmes]

Okay. They sound very hospitable there at the. At the prison, I hear, has a good reputation for being one of the finest that we have.

[Amy Robach]

Again, this I don't know about. The assortment of snacks and refreshments.

[TJ Holmes]

He used the word assortment.

[Amy Robach]

He did. I'M literally quoting the letter. I'm not taking any liberties when I talk about this specifically. So, look, I understand the specially cordoned off area perhaps because, again, of safety issues. Okay, I don't know about the snacks. Here's another allegation. Ms. Maxwell's guests were permitted to bring computers. An unprecedented action by the warden, given the security risk and potential for Ms. Maxwell to use a computer to conduct unmonitored communications with the outside world.

[TJ Holmes]

Now, I hear that as a pretty big no. No. Again, these are his allegations, but okay, that one could be solid. And you asked the question, why is she being allowed to do it if everybody else is not?

[Amy Robach]

Correct. Here is another allegation. When the phone lines went down for other inmates at the camp, Ms. Maxwell provided spec instructions about exactly which BOP personnel her contacts should call and how those BOP personnel would then connect to relay the call to Ms. Maxwell.

[TJ Holmes]

Okay, she sounds resourceful to me. The rest of y' all couldn't figure out how to deal with this when the phones went down is what it sounds like. But again, how was she able to know what to do, how to do it? The exact. She has a. A point person.

[Amy Robach]

Yes, there is a point in which I don't know if at one point in this letter, they. They said that Ms. Maxwell treats the warden as her personal secretary, like her personal assistant. And that is how the warden actually acts, as if she is an assistant to Ms. Maxwell.

[TJ Holmes]

You can't be treated that way. She must be performing and acting that way. She's the one in charge.

[Kalpen (Kal Penn)]

She's the warden.

[TJ Holmes]

Are these things true about the warden? I don't know. Does she have an answer to. She would have to have an answer as to why she is possibly behaving in such a way.

[Amy Robach]

Yes. Oh, right. Okay. So the next one was exactly what I was just. Was just kind of paraphrasing. But here, here is the exact wording. When Ms. Maxwell wanted to review and edit documents quickly, she e used Warden hall as her personal secretary and administrative assistant. Ms. Maxwell's correspondence would email documents directly to the warden, who would provide them to Ms. Maxwell, who would then review and edit them and then provide them back to the warden to scan and provide to the original sender. For other inmates, simple mail can just take weeks to arrive and is frequently lost.

[Kalpen (Kal Penn)]

All right.

[TJ Holmes]

I'd like to hear answers to that. And I am curious. Yes, I am curious myself, Congressman Raskin, about that. Yes.

[Amy Robach]

Yes. Okay. Now, here to your puppies.

[TJ Holmes]

Yes.

[Amy Robach]

An inmate who trains puppies to become service dogs was instructed to provide one to Maxwell for a time so she could play with the puppy. Even though neither inmates nor staff are ordinarily allowed to pet the service dogs in training.

[TJ Holmes]

I went back to where we think the privilege is that Ghislaine Maxwell got to pet a puppy, but you have another inmate who gets the privilege of training puppies as a job. So I don't know what's happening there.

[Amy Robach]

I'm not. It's unclear to me as well.

[TJ Holmes]

There is a puppy trainer, but apparently.

[Amy Robach]

Not a puppy petter.

[TJ Holmes]

You can't pet the puppies.

[Amy Robach]

You're not allowed to pet the puppy because they're being trained to be service animals.

[TJ Holmes]

You know, I bet if we had more service, I mean more. What do they call them? A therapy dog. We haven't played hospitals and places like that. How would those work in prisons? Right.

[Amy Robach]

I agree.

[TJ Holmes]

I would beneficial.

[Amy Robach]

Seriously, I would think that would be something that both pets and prisoners could benefit from.

[TJ Holmes]

But again, here we are talking about this is the privilege the others don't get. So.

[Amy Robach]

So that's. That's the issue at hand. Yes. And then here is another accusation. When Ms. Maxwell wanted to go to the prison exercise area, she was personally escorted there hours after hours by prison guards so she could work out by herself and was allowed to enjoy recreation time in staff only areas. Again, they could point to safety issues.

[TJ Holmes]

Yeah, but I'm. He put this out there. Does he want real answers or has he found another way to tie President Trump? Get more headlines about Trump Epstein with. With the very clear message being she is getting this because she is hiding something for him. Is it seems to be. If you're cynical and just say, hey, that's politics. And of course this is what's happening. I don't know how big of a deal some of this stuff is.

[Amy Robach]

The point.

[TJ Holmes]

Accusations.

[Amy Robach]

Yes. The accusations don't seem so outrageous or so outlandish. But the point being, I mean, look, the wording that was used in Raskin's letter is very incendiary. This top flight luxury service has reached such a point of absurdity and you know, just dot, dot, dot, dot dot. But saying that these luxuries and these amenities have not been afforded to any other inmates other than Ghislaine Maxwell.

[TJ Holmes]

And that is a problem. If the most. Is she not the most vicious and would be deemed most dangerous inmate at this prison?

[Amy Robach]

She absolutely is the only nonviolent offender. So yes, only violent. Sorry, she is the only violent offender in an otherwise nonviolent prison. No one who is there committed A violent act.

[TJ Holmes]

Okay, then. For every victim, for every victim's family, to think that this woman is one, got the privilege of going to this place and now is getting there and living a life even better than some people on the outside are. That is a. That's injustice. So I. Yeah, it's legit. I would like to hear answers as well.

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Yes.

[Amy Robach]

And so what they are demanding, among other things, but the big demand that Congress, or at least the Democrats at the House Judiciary Committee are demanding from the president. They want to speak to its deputy, Sorry, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. They want to hear directly from him. They want him to be on the record, sworn in, and hear directly whether or not there was anything promised to Ghislaine Maxwell for sitting down with him for those nine hours. And they claim repeat lies and then go on to lavish praise on President Trump.

[TJ Holmes]

That. That part of the letter. I'm not sure if I can pull the letter, that note up quickly enough, but they're flat out saying that this was a setup just so she could get on the record and exonerate you, Mr. President.

[Amy Robach]

That's right.

[TJ Holmes]

That this was the point of this. Sit down. Was that to her to go out of her way to. Exotic. They use that word. Right. Exonerate you, Mr. President.

[Amy Robach]

Correct. So he said. Have you directed Mr. Blanche or anyone else in your administration to provide Ms. Maxwell with that transfer to the prison camp? Favorable and preferential treatment in prison or special accommodations for her communications and interaction with her family and the outside world? They are saying this looks like a quid pro quo. And we want Mr. Blanche, on the record, testifying before our committee so we can ask him these pointed questions about what you told him to do and about what he did.

[TJ Holmes]

Will he ever get in front of them? I don't know. But I know the last time a DOJ official got in front of a committee on Capitol Hill, well, it went explosively. That was Pam bonding.

[Amy Robach]

Yes.

[TJ Holmes]

Right. So this is his deputy. I can't imagine her deputy. I can't imagine him getting up there. And he'll be, well, well versed in how to handle them.

[Amy Robach]

Here's the deal. Democrats do not have the power right now because they are not in power. They are not in the majority to subpoena witnesses or hold formal hearings. So they would have to get a Republican or Republicans to want to pursue this as well. That seems highly unlikely. But there have been Republicans who have also been on this side of things and want answers from the Trump administration and have demanded answers from the Trump administration.

[TJ Holmes]

I hold my breath.

[Amy Robach]

Their big issue, though, is this news and the actual email. I have it in front of me, which is Ghislaine Maxwell specifically acknowledging, and this is a big deal for the first time that she is officially putting in that commutation application. So the subject line to her attorney was commutation application. And in the email she said, I am struggling to keep it all together as it is big and there are so many attachments. So it's clear she has been spending time in prison preparing some sort of document, some sort of file that is supposed to go to President Trump for consideration for commutation.

[TJ Holmes]

Yeah, we shouldn't be. That's, that's not a headline to me. Of course. I would assume she's doing everything she possibly can to get out of prison. I assume that is a formal request. You don't just put it out and have your lawyer go on tv. There's something that needs to be reviewed and taken into consideration. And I'm sure there's an equation even they plug all this stuff into. So that's not a surprise. I don't know why anybody's shocked or upset or maybe they're trying to make sure the president shuts this down immediately before the application even gets in.

[Amy Robach]

So when we come back, we will talk about what Democrats we said what they demanded in. On one hand, they want to hear from Todd Blanche, they want him to testify in front of their committee. But they're also asking something very specific from President Trump and they're not asking, they're demanding.

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Continuing our conversation around the House. Judiciary letter sent to President Trump today, making some serious accusations and making some significant demands. Representative Raskin said and reiterated this about Ghislaine Maxwell. He said, let's remember here, Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted by a jury of her peers, he says, for some of the most harrowing conduct criminalized by our laws. And he said, and he brings up Virginia Giuffre because he points out that Ghislaine Maxwell has denied being a part of any of this. She's denied witnessing any criminal activity. So she has admitted nothing. But this is. And I actually didn't realize this, in Virginia's latest book that just came out posthumously, this is how she described Ghislaine Maxwell. Ghislaine Maxwell is a monster. She's worse than Epstein. She did things even worse than Epstein did. She was vicious, she was evil.

[TJ Holmes]

And we can't follow up with her because of what she experienced. What? April. She took her own life. This was in Australia. What was her. How old she again?

[Amy Robach]

She was, I believe, 41 years old. Oh, no, she was in her 40s. Absolutely. When this started. She was. She was 14 when Ghislaine Maxwell met her.

[TJ Holmes]

So she has an experience. And I don't know how we don't listen to her. And so we're hearing those words. We can't follow up. And the only person who has all the. All the details now is in a prison and playing her cards, it seems, it really does seem like haven't put that together until this moment. But along the way, she seems to be orchestrating a lot and it seems to be short of her freedom. She seems to be getting as much as she can short of out of prison right now.

[Amy Robach]

That's right. And in fact, look, we over the weekend had another podcast because some of her personal emails since she's been moved to this cushy federal prison camp called Club Fed by a lot of folks because that's just how nice it is compared to other facilities in the area. But we, and you can go back, it's actually a fascinating episode from over the weekend where we read all of the emails that. Some of which were procured by the House Judiciary Committee, the same committee that is now issuing this letter to President Trump. But NBC News also got their hands on some of these emails. So we go through all of them, but they go into a lot of detail. She is admitting, she's not admitting getting preferential treatment, but she's admitting how nice it is where she is and how happy she is where she is.

[TJ Holmes]

Yeah. And compared to what she was experiencing somewhere else, this makes perfect sense. But again, we try to make sure we're not dumping on the federal officials of any kind. They didn't design some luxury prison for celebrities. This just happens to be here. And it's a low security place. So it seems like they're almost walking around and some kind of relative trust is given to them as they walk around. They're not.

[Amy Robach]

They're not violent criminals. Okay, so they're white collar criminals.

[Kalpen (Kal Penn)]

Yeah.

[Wilmer Valderrama]

So it's.

[TJ Holmes]

So it is different.

[Amy Robach]

It is different.

[TJ Holmes]

Different. And certainly for someone who is a convicted sex offender doing hard time. Yeah. You are surprised that they're allowing me to have a puppy.

[Amy Robach]

Exactly. Okay. Yes. And so. And so to that point, this is how Raskin summed it up in what they are asking of the President. He said, you should not grant any form of clemency to this convicted and unrepentant sex offender. Your administration should not be providing her with room service. That's what he calls it. With puppies to play with. With federal law enforcement officials waiting on her every need, or with any special treatment or institutional privilege at all. It is indisputable that the order to treat Ms. Maxwell as an honored GU rather than a federal prisoner has come from the highest levels. Although you could reassure America today by telling us that Ms. Maxwell's treatment has been orchestrated by a renegade faction within the Bureau of Prisons and that you're ordering an investigation. He's saying if it isn't you, then it's someone else. And let's go ahead and figure out who that is.

[TJ Holmes]

Now, let's work together on this, Mr. President.

[Amy Robach]

Let's find a way to come together and figure out what's behind this preferential treatment. But, yes, he said that Ms. Maxwell has been treated more as a guest at a Trump Hotel than a federal prisoner. And a child sex offender.

[TJ Holmes]

Really brought it home there, I guess. I know you have to write like that. It's supposed to be clever. It's not impressive. What I'm saying is we get it, and I think it is not justice for this woman to be given preferential treatment as a convicted sex offender. She shouldn't be treated any differently from any other prisoner. I think that's fair.

[Amy Robach]

That's fair. But it's also questionable should she even be in the prison she's in.

[TJ Holmes]

And here's the thing. I don't know why she's there.

[Amy Robach]

And there's been no explanation given.

[TJ Holmes]

Never did. And they weren't even apologetic. Just, oh, well, nothing to say the prison can say. Yeah, we don't make comments on our. On how we transfer. We don't talk about it. Why we have no idea how she went from doing an interview over two days to getting moved. Wasn't it the same weekend?

[Amy Robach]

It was within days. Yeah, within days. And so there are demands now for answers which have not yet come. And it's been pointed out by nearly every outlet that's covered this story today and in the stories beforehand, it is absolutely true that President Trump has never once said that he was not considering pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell. He has always left that door open.

[TJ Holmes]

Did he? Has he closed the door on any of them that he's asked about? He didn't close it on, did he? Did he?

[Amy Robach]

Nope.

[TJ Holmes]

Did he? Did he? Sorry, I cannot believe I just did.

[Amy Robach]

He did he?

[TJ Holmes]

Did he didn't close the door on, did he? Did he? I cannot believe I just said that.

[Amy Robach]

You know what? It's some heavy material here, so I don't mind a little bit of a laugh here, but yes. So the letter says this. The time has come to cease any coy or sly answers about granting clemency to a convicted child sex predator. I am demanding answers. So I don't think by Raskin, Representative Raskin. Demanding answers that we're suddenly going to get answers from President Trump. But let's see if we hear some response. There usually is a response, usually a coy, sly one.

[TJ Holmes]

Certainly after such a strongly worded letter, this is the one that's going to get them. Trump's not going to be able to withstand just how strongly worded this letter was.

[Amy Robach]

So we wait, and we will wait, we will watch and we will pass on any new information to all of you. But thank you so much for listening to us, everyone. I'm Amy Robach alongside TJ Holmes. We'll talk to you soon.

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