Ambassador Guilfoyle Allegedly Asked Donor for Secret $100k Transfer
Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle allegedly requested a $100k wire transfer from donor Eric Deters through Signal, sparking controversy.
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Kimberly Guilfoyle, President Donald Trump’s ambassador to Greece, allegedly asked a MAGA donor to send $100,000 to her American Express account through a private wire transfer, ensuring the transaction left no trace. The request was made via the encrypted messaging app Signal on July 3, 2025, according to messages reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. Her Senate confirmation hearing for the Athens post was scheduled for July 9.
Request for Untraceable Transfer
Guilfoyle instructed Eric Deters, a former Kentucky congressional candidate, to wire the funds to her American Express account, stating, “It won’t show up anywhere if you wire money to American Express,” as reported by The Wall Street Journal. She followed the message with a bill-payment PDF and a plea: “Honey please I need you to get this done for me today.”
"Honey please I need you to get this done for me." How Kimberly Guilfoyle pressed a MAGA ally to transfer $100,000 to her Amex account. https://t.co/hlDCaDUucK https://t.co/LyQqhzD0t2
Deters refused to send the money, telling Guilfoyle it would end his marriage, according to the Journal. The two had been exchanging messages for months, with Deters offering up to $1 million if Guilfoyle could secure his attention from the new administration on personal tax and legal matters. She agreed to press officials at the Justice Department and the IRS on his behalf and worked to book him an interview with Daily Caller co-founder Tucker Carlson, the Journal reported.
Carlson told the Journal he had never heard of Deters. “A million dollars for a podcast appearance? Isn’t she the ambassador to Greece? This is completely nuts,” he said.
Guilfoyle repeatedly warned Deters to keep money talk off the record, the Journal reported. “Eric, I really wish you would stop papering all these things,” she wrote in one message, telling him elsewhere to call her on Signal instead.
Her attorney, Jesse Binnall, challenged the authenticity of the messages but offered no specifics, the Journal reported, saying she was owed money for speaking at events before her nomination. Deters countered that he owed her nothing.
Scrutiny Over Previous Conduct
The episode comes as Guilfoyle already faces scrutiny over separate conduct. Democratic lawmakers pressed Secretary of State Marco Rubio to examine her promotion of the Greek firm Aktor Group and her travel with its lobbyist, according to The Daily Wire. Democratic New York Rep. Gregory Meeks called her “unfit to represent the United States abroad” if the accounts hold up, the outlet reported.
The Senate confirmed Guilfoyle on Sept. 18, 2025, and she took up her post in November.
Source: Daily Caller
