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Senators Demand Review After Guilfoyle’s $100,000 Wire Request

By Drooid · Oct 9, 2026, 12:24 AM UTC · How we work

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Guilfoyle promised access

U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle asked donor Eric Deters to wire $100,000 to her American Express account to avoid a paper trail.
Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Gregory Meeks wrote to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding a review, prompting an Inspector General probe of the Athens embassy.
Texts show Guilfoyle promised Deters “ride or die” access to Trump officials for the payment.
Guilfoyle’s lawyer contested the messages’ authenticity.

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Wire Avoidance Request

Kimberly Guilfoyle, nominee for U.S. ambassador to Greece, asked donor Eric Deters to wire $100,000 to her American Express account.
The coverage stresses Guilfoyle’s personal pleading and Deters’s refusal, highlighting her individual agency in the nomination.
Signal messages dated July 3 2025 show she requested the wire to avoid any paper trail.
Six days later she testified before the Senate Committee and was confirmed 51-47 on September 18.

Blindspot

Democratic senators Jeanne Shaheen and Gregory Meeks wrote to Secretary of State Marco Rubio requesting an immediate review of Kimberly Guilfoyle’s actions.
The State Department Inspector General launched a probe into alleged toxic workplace conditions at the U.S. embassy in Athens.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Right-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

In June 1972 operatives from Nixon’s re-election campaign broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex, sparking investigations that forced Nixon’s resignation on August 9, 1974. The scandal prompted new congressional oversight rules, which in 2025 led Senators Shaheen, Meeks and Rubio to launch an IG probe after a $100,000 wire request involving Kimberly Guilfoyle and Eric Deters.

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Guilfoyle promised access

U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle asked donor Eric Deters to wire $100,000 to her American Express account to avoid a paper trail.
Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Gregory Meeks wrote to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding a review, prompting an Inspector General probe of the Athens embassy.
Texts show Guilfoyle promised Deters “ride or die” access to Trump officials for the payment.
Guilfoyle’s lawyer contested the messages’ authenticity.

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