Guilfoyle scandal adds to scrutiny surrounding Trump advisers

President Trump faces a scandal involving a top official, with Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle under scrutiny for allegedly soliciting debt relief in exchange for political access. That revelation follows other reported questionable conduct, including favoring a Greek energy firm. 

It was the second time this week a White House adviser drew headlines.

The Trump administration appeared caught off guard by the reports involving Guilfoyle. 

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, on a diplomatic trip to Greece, bristled at reporters’ questions over whether he maintained confidence in Guilfoyle and whether her conduct raised any concerns.

“Like, our job is not to respond every time someone decides to give the media something without any advance warning, without having any chance to look at it and see what’s in there,” he said.

While the administration is batting away questions about Guilfoyle, Democrats have put the ambassador in the crosshairs.

“Reports coming out regarding Amb. Guilfoyle’s conduct are deeply concerning and suggest potentially corrupt influences on U.S. foreign policy,” Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) said in a statement to The Hill. “I have already demanded answers from Secretary [Marco] Rubio regarding her conduct and will continue to press for transparency and accountability. As I have said before, if these allegations are accurate, Amb. Guilfoyle is unfit to represent the United States abroad and should be removed from her position.”

The Wall Street Journal first reported Wednesday that Guilfoyle asked one of Trump’s donors to wire her $100,000 to cover her credit card debt in a way that would not show up in paperwork ahead of her confirmation hearing for ambassador to Greece.

In text messages obtained by NewsNation, the partner site for The Hill, Guilfoyle pleads for the donor, Eric Deters, to wire the funds to American Express.

“It won’t show up anywhere if you wire money to American Express,” she wrote on Signal on July 3, 2025, according to messages reviewed by The Hill. Her confirmation hearing took place July 9, 2025. 

Deters said Guilfoyle offered to be his “ride or die in Trump world” if he made the credit card payment, according to a dossier he compiled and shared with NewsNation. 

NewsNation reached out to Guilfoyle’s lawyer for comment.

Jesse Binnall, a lawyer for Guilfoyle, told the Journal that the ambassador disputed the authenticity of the messages but declined to provide specifics. Binnall said Guilfoyle was owed a balance related to speaking events, which Deters disputed.

The chaos around Guilfoyle was a “clown........

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