US envoy to Greece asked donor to wire $100,000 to her Amex account: Report
US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle asked a Trump donor to wire $100,000 to her American Express account days before her Senate confirmation hearing, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Thursday.
The newspaper said Guilfoyle told Eric Deters, a former Kentucky congressional candidate, that "it won’t show up anywhere if you wire money to American Express," citing Signal messages it reviewed.
She sent Deters payment instructions July 3, 2025, six days before her July 9 hearing, writing, "Honey please I need you to get this done for me today.”
Deters, a 63-year-old US attorney, said he refused because it would cost him his marriage. He told the outlet he paid Guilfoyle $300,000 in speaking fees since 2020 and that "she never came through on anything."
The report noted that Deters sought her help on several matters after Trump’s 2024 election win, including wanting to raise an IRS inquiry into his tax deductions with Billy Long, then-the-incoming IRS commissioner.
Deters said he offered her $1 million if she secured him an interview with Tucker Carlson. Carlson told the outlet he had never heard of Deters, adding, "This is completely nuts."
The newspaper included screenshots of the messages showing Guilfoyle warning Deters against discussing money in writing. "Eric, I really wish you would stop papering all these things," she wrote, adding that in January 2025, she told him, "What a nightmare you’ll literally cost me my ambassadorship stop writing."
Guilfoyle’s lawyer, Jesse Binnall, said she disputes the authenticity of the messages, but gave no specifics. He said she had been paid to speak at events before her nomination and "was owed a balance for traveling to and supporting these patriotic events."
A US Embassy official told the WSJ that Guilfoyle was "fully vetted" and confirmed by the Senate.
Democrats on Senate and House of Representatives Foreign Affairs committees urged the State Department last week to review her conduct, citing a separate Journal investigation.
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