Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are weighing whether to remove Guilfoyle, per Fox News, The Guardian and The Washington Post. No decision has been announced. The allegation: she asked a Trump donor to pay a $100,000 credit-card bill, per Fox News, the Washington Examiner and CBS News. Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (Sen-R Wyoming) calls the reports troubling. He expects a probe. Her lawyer says the messages are not real.
Catch up
- Oct. 7 — In Athens, Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Guilfoyle "a strong ambassador."
- Oct. 8 — Messages showed Guilfoyle asked a Trump donor, before her confirmation hearing, to pay her American Express bill.
- Oct. 9 — Donor Eric Deters called it "pay to play" and said he never paid. Her attorney called the texts fake. House Democrats demanded her records by Oct. 22.
- Oct. 10 — The State Department inspector general opened an investigation. Trump said, "I just heard about it, too bad she was always very nice."
- Oct. 11 — The Wall Street Journal published texts in which she offered donors access to Trump.
3 earlier issues
- Kimberly Guilfoyle asked a Trump donor to wire $100,000 to her American Express bill before her ambassador confirmation hearing, messages show
- UpdateDonor says Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle's $100,000 credit-card request was 'pay to play'; House Democrats request her records by Oct. 22
- UpdateState Dept inspector general investigates Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle over alleged $100,000 request to a donor
The allegations
- Alleged request: a Trump donor would pay her $100,000 credit-card bill while she offered access to administration officials
- Donor Eric Deters did not make the payment, per Fox's account of the Journal reporting
- State Department inspector general is investigating, per Fox News and The Guardian