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Vance, Rubio brush off questions about claim that Guilfoyle asked donor to pay $100K Amex bill

Headline from Anchorage Daily News, from the development of Oct 8, 2026

Newest development Oct 9, 2026 · 3 reportsFormer Trump donor brings allegations of pay-to-play against Kimberly Guilfoyle

Allegations by former congressional candidate Eric Deters are the latest controversy to swirl around the U.S. ambassador to Greece.

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    Vance, Rubio brush off questions about claim that Guilfoyle asked donor to pay $100K Amex bill

    Headline from Anchorage Daily News ·

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    Former Trump donor brings allegations of pay-to-play against Kimberly Guilfoyle

    Headline from KYMA Yuma ·

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12 articles, oldest first.

  1. Independent Journal Review

    Guilfoyle Faces State Department Inspector General Probe (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    A Wall Street Journal report says U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle urged Trump donor Eric Deters to wire $100,000 to pay her American Express bill shortly before her 2025 confirmation hearing, assuring him the payment would not be visible; Deters had sought her help with matters before t…

  2. The Hill

    Guilfoyle asked GOP donor to wire her $100K for AmEx bill: Wall Street Journal report (opens The Hill)

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    Days before her confirmation hearing last year, U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle asked one of President Trump’s donors to wire her American Express account $100,000, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. “You could just send it here.

  3. PBS NewsHour

    Report alleges Ambassador Guilfoyle improperly asked a donor to pay her credit card bill. Rubio refuses to comment (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters that he would not discuss the allegations contained in a Wall Street Journal story that said U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle had asked a donor and supporter of President Donald Trump to pay a $100,000 credit card bill just before her confirm…

  4. The Guardian

    Marco Rubio brushes off questions about Kimberly Guilfoyle pressing donor to pay credit card (opens The Guardian)

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    US ambassador to Greece allegedly asked Trump donor to pay $100,000 American Express bill Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, brushed off reporters’ questions about recent reports that Kimberly Guilfoyle, the US ambassador to Greece and Trump family ally, used her position to advance personal in…

  5. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Kimberly Guilfoyle reportedly asked donor to pay $100K Amex bill before Senate hearing (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Kimberly Guilfoyle’s breakup with Donald Trump Jr., announced after the 2024 presidential election, may not have been her idea. But his father, incoming President Donald Trump, reportedly wanted to reward her for her hard work on his campaign and offered her a consolation prize: He nominated her to …

  6. News Nation Now

    Trump donor: Kimberly Guilfoyle took $300K, then asked for more (opens News Nation Now)

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    Deters later refused a request for an additional $100,000.

  7. News Nation Now

    Trump donor: Guilfoyle took $300K, then asked for more (opens News Nation Now)

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    Eric Deters is escalating allegations against Kimberly Guilfoyle, claiming he paid her before her Senate confirmation.

  8. ABC News

    Trump donor accuses Guilfoyle of asking him to pay her $100K credit card bill (opens ABC News)

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    Asked whether he thought Guilfoyle was asking for the payment in exchange for something, Deters told ABC News "absolutely."

  9. Anchorage Daily News

    Vance, Rubio brush off questions about claim that Guilfoyle asked donor to pay $100K Amex bill (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Allegations by former congressional candidate Eric Deters are the latest controversy to swirl around the U.S. ambassador to Greece.

  10. The Hill

    Read Guilfoyle's texts to GOP donor Deters: 'You'll literally cost me my ambassadorship' (opens The Hill)

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    Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece and former fiancee of Donald Trump Jr., is under new scrutiny for allegedly requesting a direct deposit of $100,000 from a MAGA donor to clear her credit card debt ahead of her Senate confirmation hearing.

  11. KYMA Yuma

    Former Trump donor brings allegations of pay-to-play against Kimberly Guilfoyle (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    Businessman Eric Deters claimed Guilfoyle asked him to pay off her six-figure credit card bill just days before her Senate confirmation hearing to become U.S. Ambassador to Greece.

  12. PBS NewsHour

    'It was a definite quid pro quo.' GOP donor who accused Guilfoyle of corruption speaks out (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    A Republican donor is accusing U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle of asking for $100,000 in exchange for access to top Trump administration officials. Amna Nawaz speaks with Eric Deters, a former Kentucky congressional candidate, about the requests for payment and the access he was promise…

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