Donor accuses Guilfoyle Alleged cash for access

Oct 8

Jay O'Brien reports allegations that U.S. ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle tried to sell access to Trump administration officials. He attributes to The Wall Street Journal a request to donor Eric Deters to pay a $100,000 credit-card bill before her confirmation hearing. In ABC's interview, Deters says he understood the request as an exchange for access and quotes a promised 'ride or die' relationship in Trump world; he says he did not pay because he lacked the money. ABC says Guilfoyle, her lawyer, the State Department and the embassy had not responded to its requests. Marco Rubio declines to address the allegations while visiting Greece, and O'Brien reports his praise of Guilfoyle and the embassy. The account includes Guilfoyle's archival 2020 convention words. The alleged bargain remains an accusation.

In ABC's October 8 interview, Eric Deters accuses Kimberly Guilfoyle of seeking a $100,000 credit-card payment in exchange for access within Trump world. ABC attributes related purported messages to The Wall Street Journal; Deters says he understood a bargain and did not pay because he lacked the money. ABC says its requests to Guilfoyle, her lawyer, the State Department and the embassy had gone unanswered. Rubio declines to address the allegations while visiting Greece and offers praise of the ambassador and embassy. These remain allegations; the broadcast establishes no finding of wrongdoing. Fox's October 8 White House report describes the same pre-confirmation American Express/access allegation and airs Vance saying he dislikes selling government access while emphasizing that he does not know whom the question refers to or the full details. His qualified reaction neither establishes wrongdoing nor confirms the allegation. Fox's separately reported inquiry into ambassadorial lifestyle/requests is not established as investigating this alleged bargain.