… ‘I did not like what I read about her backdoor shady deals’, says President Trump
*Corners mega donor of Mr. President to secretly foot her bills, Willing to be a mistress after funds received before Senate confirmation
*The State Department’s Office of the Inspector General is investigating Guilfoyle amid the misconduct allegations
*“I intend to vigorously defend my name, my reputation, and my integrity. I will not allow false accusations to define my decades of public service, fight for justice and soil my identity. I am innocent of these allegations”-KIMBERLY Guilfoyle
*“Kimberly’s resignation as an ambassador does not shield her from accountability. We will follow the lead in our investigation”– House Foreign Affairs Committee
*“I was shocked to have received a text message on my cellphone from Guilfoyle where she asked me to wire her $100,000 to pay off her American Express card in days before fer Senate confirmation, and promised to be my ride or die in the Trump administration whenever I need her services”-ERIC Deter, a former Trump donor
*BY SOLA OBAFEMI ADEWALE/CONGRESSIONAL REPORTER, NAIJA STANDARD NEWSPAPER INC USA, reporting LIVE from Washington DC
THE CHICKENS have finally come home to roost. All the hidden atrocities, secret business deals, and sour actions taken in the past by Kimberly Guilfoyle, a former fiancée to Donald Trump Jnr., who doubles as the embattled United States Ambassador to Greece lately have come full circle and become an object of mockery in the eyes of the world. Guilfoyle had been forced out of her job, made to resign as U.S Ambassador to Greece by the White House following a string of reports about alleged misconduct, marking a sudden and spectacular downfall for a high-profile figure in the MAGA movement with close ties to President Donald Trump’s family.
*PICTURE: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP & KIMBERLY WHEN THE GOING WAS GOOD
Quid pro quo is a Latin phrase that translates to “something for something.” It describes a reciprocal exchange or a “give-and-take” agreement where one transfer, service, or favor is contingent upon another. Guilfoyle was caught red-handed in quid pro quo with a millionaire ally, financial donor to President Trump’s political campaign.
New press secretary Katie Zacharia said in her first press briefing Tuesday that the White House had “asked Ambassador Guilfoyle to resign,” adding, “She has been a wonderful asset to the team, and we wish her luck.”
Later on Tuesday, the White House received Guilfoyle’s formal resignation, a White House official told CNN.
“I didn’t like what I read,” Trump said, explaining why Guilfoyle had been removed. He added that he had not spoken with Guilfoyle personally.
In a lengthy post on X, Guilfoyle acknowledged her time “may be coming to an end,” while disputing the recent allegations against her.
“I intend to vigorously defend my name, my reputation, and my integrity,” she wrote.
Guilfoyle’s ouster comes following reports that she sought money in exchange for providing access to administration figures before she was confirmed to her position, accepted lavish gifts as ambassador and brought a lobbyist for a Greek construction company into official meetings. Lawyers for Guilfoyle have denied the allegations about seeking money and said reports about her travel were misleading, adding that she complied with federal gift and reporting requirements.
While administration officials had signaled public discomfort with Guilfoyle’s alleged misconduct since the reports first emerged, she appeared reluctant to resign throughout the weekend and had been working to rally support among some administration officials, people familiar with the matter said. Even before the allegations first became public, she began reaching out to allies in and around the administration, asking for help navigating the impending story, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
Guilfoyle initially told some allies in the administration that the reporting was inaccurate, and her lawyers later claimed she was seeking to recoup debts when she asked a Trump donor to pay off a $100,000 American Express bill. Guilfoyle insisted that the donor was lying and that it was all a misunderstanding-claiming that the donor owed her money and it was not “pay-for-play.” Going into the weekend, she told allies that she would not resign and claimed that she had been told she would not be fired, two sources told Cable News Network, CNN.
*PICTURE: KIMBERLY, THEN AS U.S AMBASSADOR TO GREECE BEFORE BEING FIRED
But her efforts did little to tamp down on frustrations about the reports, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio was eager to see her gone, the people familiar said.
“She was basically fired on live TV,” one source said.
Eric Deters, a former Trump donor, said Guilfoyle asked him in a text message to wire her $100,000 to pay off an American Express card in the days before her Senate confirmation. She said she would be his “ride or die” in the Trump administration if he did it, Deters said.
“No question it was a quid pro quo,” Deters told CNN’s Jake Tapper last week.
Deters did not wire Guilfoyle the money, saying he didn’t have the liquid assets at the time.
Lawyers for Guilfoyle said in a statement to CNN that Deters owed Guilfoyle money for speeches and consulting work and called his statements false.
“When Ms. Guilfoyle was preparing to leave private life for public service, she did what any professional does and tried to close out her outstanding receivables. Asking a client to pay for work already done is not corruption. It is the opposite of corruption,” her lawyers wrote.
*PICTURE: DONALD TRUMP JNR. & EX-FIANCEE, KIMBERLY, NO LONGER IN TALKING TERMS
In her post on X, Guilfoyle similarly said the allegations against her were “false.”
“I have dedicated my professional life to fighting for justice, standing up for what is right, and defending the values that make America exceptional,” she wrote. “I will not allow false accusations to define my decades of public service.”
Guilfoyle was engaged for four years to the president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr. -though the president said Tuesday she “wasn’t a member of my family” and only “dated my son a long time ago.” After she and Donald Trump Jr.’s split, she was tapped to serve as ambassador to Greece and took on the role in September 2025.
The president said Monday he was considering dismissing Guilfoyle.
“We’re looking at it -yeah. We’re not happy,” Trump told reporters as he departed the White House.
Rubio was traveling to Greece when the reports of her alleged “pay-for-play” scheme were first reported by the Wall Street Journal. Guilfoyle attended multiple events with Rubio, and at the time he refused to comment on the reports. The Journal earlier reported on her alleged promotion of a Greek energy firm for regional energy deals.
During the trip to Athens, Rubio praised Guilfoyle as a “strong ambassador here” and rebuffed questions about the reports of her misconduct.
“You guys walk around thinking that because some source told you something and you reported it, it’s the gospel. It’s not the gospel. It’s not the gospel for me. That’s not the way we do things,” Rubio said before he boarded his plane to leave the country, with Guilfoyle looking on.
But privately, one source familiar with the matter said, Rubio expressed annoyance that Guilfoyle seemed intent on appearing at every event alongside him.
The reports triggered questions and calls for investigations from Democrats on Capitol Hill. Rep. Gregory Meeks, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, called for Guilfoyle to come before the committee and said that “it must be determined whether Ambassador Guilfoyle solicited funds from any other source.”
Following Tuesday’s announcement that Guilfoyle had been asked to resign, the House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats noted that “resigning does not shield her from accountability.
“Guilfoyle used her position as a Trump official to get rich, while American families struggle with the cost of living,” the committee wrote on X. “Congress must conduct oversight to understand how this happened and hold the admin accountable.”
The State Department’s Office of the Inspector General is investigating Guilfoyle amid the misconduct allegations, according to source familiar with the effort.
“As a matter of policy, OIG does not confirm, deny, or comment on investigative matters,” an inspector general spokesperson said.
It is unclear what will happen with the investigation following her ouster. According to a source familiar with the workings of inspector general offices, it may depend on whether the Department of Justice opens an investigation into her alleged misconduct. If not, the State Department inspector general may continue its work, but its findings could take a year or so to complete.
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