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Eric Deters Says Kimberly Guilfoyle Asked Him to Pay $100,000 Credit Card Bill
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Guilfoyle allegedly asked donor Eric Deters to pay $100,000 toward her credit card bill. Deters says it was pay-for-access to influence senior Trump officials during Guilfoyle's Senate confirmation.
Debt for Access Claims
Eric Deters told ABC News that Kimberly Guilfoyle asked him to pay her $100,000 credit card bill, and Deters said, "It was all quid pro quo." Eric Deters told CBS News that Kimberly Guilfoyle asked him to wire $100,000 to pay her American Express bill in exchange for help with the Trump administration, and Deters said, "It was quid pro quo." Kimberly Guilfoyle is the U.S. ambassador to Greece and the former fiancée of Donald Trump Jr, and the allegations center on her Senate confirmation hearing.
Guilfoyle wrote, "Honey please I need you to get this done for me today," in a message about the payment. CBS News said the Wall Street Journal reported that Guilfoyle allegedly reached out to Deters days before her congressional hearing to become a U.S. ambassador, saying she needed $100,000 to pay off her American Express credit debt in a way that wouldn't be publicly visible.
Rubio and Vance React
Vice President JD Vance told reporters he disapproves of people "selling access" to government officials, and he said, "Of course, I don't love that."
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, "I don't even know if it's true or not true," when asked about the allegations while departing Athens, Greece.
Rubio responded that it was "just not going to work that way."
Rubio bristled at reporters' questions while on a diplomatic trip to Greece, and Rubio said, "Like, our job is not to respond every time someone decides to give the media something without any advance warning."
The Hill said Democrats put Guilfoyle in the crosshairs, and Rep. Gregory Meeks said the reports suggest potentially corrupt influences on U.S. foreign policy.
Calls for Investigation
The Hill said Rep. Don Beyer posted on X that "Ambassador Guilfoyle must be fired" and that if she broke the law, she should be prosecuted.
The Hill said Donald K. Sherman of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington told The Hill that Rubio must demand an investigation, and Sherman said the alleged conduct is "an unacceptable national security risk that threatens our interests abroad and safety at home."
The Hill said the Daily Mail reported that the State Department Office of Inspector General is investigating complaints into Guilfoyle and conduct at the U.S. Embassy in Athens.
The New York Times said Eric Deters told the paper that Guilfoyle secretly begged a Republican donor to pay her credit card debt while she was waiting to be confirmed as ambassador to Greece.
Guilfoyle warned Deters to call her on Signal and keep their interactions strictly private, and the New York Times quoted a message that appeared to be from Guilfoyle, "Honey please I need you to get this done for me today," and the paper said the texts suggest she warned Deters to call her on Signal and keep their interactions strictly private.