Breaking News · October 10, 2026, 9:20 PM CDT
As reported by The Guardian:
A Trump donor accused Kimberly Guilfoyle, the US ambassador to Greece and Trump family ally, of engaging in a “quid pro quo” by asking him to pay off her $100,000 debt in exchange for access to administration officials.
Eric Deters, a former congressional candidate and lawyer, told MS Now on Thursday that Guilfoyle had “ambushed” him last year with an offer to provide access to government officials if he paid her American Express credit card bill, before her US Senate confirmation hearing as ambassador to Greece.
“It absolutely was a quid pro quo,” Deters told the network in response to a Wall Street Journal report that she had pushed him for the money.
“Kimberly Guilfoyle is a grifter,” he added. The Guardian has asked Guilfoyle’s lawyer for comment.
Jesse Binnall, a lawyer for Guilfoyle, told the Wall Street Journal that Guilfoyle disputed the authenticity of the messages, but that she was “owed a balance” for travel and speaking at events before her nomination.[1]
Video from pbs.org’s original report, one of this story’s cited sources — “‘It was a definite quid pro quo.’ GOP donor who accused Guilfoyle of corruption speaks out”.
On the record
“With that hypothetical, Jen, obviously I don’t love that,” the vice-president replied.[1]
The numbers in the reporting
How 4 outlets are reporting it
- Exclusive | At Davos, Kimberly Guilfoyle Boasted of Private Jet Trips, Luxury Stays (WSJ)
- Exasperation and Resignation in Greece Over Allegations Against Kimberly Guilfoyle (The New York Times)
- Trump donor accuses ‘grifter’ Kimberly Guilfoyle of $100,000 quid pro quo (The Guardian)
- ‘It was a definite quid pro quo.’ GOP donor who accused Guilfoyle of corruption speaks out (PBS)
What PBS reports
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 promised in return that he argues Guilfoyle never provided. 'It was a definite quid pro quo.'[2]
What is not yet confirmed
- A lawyer for Guilfoyle disputed the authenticity of messages Deters shared with the Wall Street Journal.[1]
What the official record says
the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says, in its own words:
Ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, may have improperly advocated on behalf of a foreign company and provided access for a registered lobbyist to attend official U.S.[3]
Earlier on Kemetic Minds
- Marco Rubio brushes off questions about Kimberly Guilfoyle pressing donor to pay credit card (2026-10-08)
How to Verify This Yourself
Each headline above links to that outlet’s own report. The quoted passages come from the first two of those reports that could be retrieved in full.
References
- The Guardian. Trump donor accuses ‘grifter’ Kimberly Guilfoyle of $100,000 quid pro quo. ↩
- PBS. ‘It was a definite quid pro quo.’ GOP donor who accused Guilfoyle of corruption speaks out. ↩
- the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. [2026-10-06] Ranking Member Shaheen Demands Answers from Secretary… Primary (official source) ↩
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