Kimberly Guilfoyle Allegedly Sought $100,000 Amex Payment Off Books Before July 9 Hearing
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Updated · The Daily Beast · Oct 7
Kimberly Guilfoyle Allegedly Sought $100,000 Amex Payment Off Books Before July 9 Hearing
3 articles · Updated · The Daily Beast · Oct 7
Summary
Wall Street Journal-reviewed Signal messages show Kimberly Guilfoyle allegedly asked Kentucky donor Eric Deters on July 3, 2025, to wire $100,000 to American Express so it “won’t show up anywhere.”
The request came less than a week before her July 9 Senate confirmation hearing, while Deters was seeking her help with personal tax and legal issues involving the incoming Trump administration.
Deters says he refused to pay, though one message cited by the Journal says he had already given Guilfoyle $300,000 over the years and wanted “results.”
Texts reviewed by the Journal also allegedly show Guilfoyle warning Deters to stop creating a paper trail, use Signal, and avoid saying they had any arrangement because it could cost her the ambassadorship.
Guilfoyle’s lawyer disputed the messages’ authenticity without detailing why, while an embassy official said the Senate had fully vetted her and she remains committed to serving with integrity.