Trump Donor Accuses Guilfoyle of Seeking $100,000 for White House Access
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Updated · The Guardian · Oct 8
Trump Donor Accuses Guilfoyle of Seeking $100,000 for White House Access
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Oct 8
Summary
Eric Deters said Kimberly Guilfoyle asked him to pay a $100,000 American Express bill in exchange for “ride or die” access to Trump administration officials, and said he never made the payment.
Messages Deters shared with the Wall Street Journal allegedly show Guilfoyle urging him to wire the money and move conversations to Signal, while her lawyer disputed the messages’ authenticity and said she was owed money for past travel and speaking events.
Marco Rubio declined twice this week to address the allegations directly, saying only that Guilfoyle had been a strong ambassador in Greece, while JD Vance said he would not comment without knowing the details.
Top Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs committees are pressing Rubio for an investigation, adding to scrutiny after earlier reports that Guilfoyle invited Greek lobbyists into diplomatic meetings and promoted a Greek company’s interests.