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Kimberly Guilfoyle asked a Trump donor to wire $100,000 to her American Express bill before her ambassador confirmation hearing, messages show

On Wednesday, Oct. 7, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, with Guilfoyle seated in front of him in Athens, called her "a strong ambassador."

Kimberly Guilfoyle, now U.S. ambassador to Greece, asked a Trump donor for $100,000 while preparing for her Senate confirmation hearing (the public questioning senators hold before voting on a nominee), according to messages the Wall Street Journal reviewed. “It won't show up anywhere if you wire money to American Express. Please.” — Kimberly Guilfoyle, on Signal (an encrypted messaging app), per the Journal The donor. The donor wrote that he had already paid her $300,000 over the years and “I need results.” She answered: “Stop papering all these things. It's really dangerous. Just call me on Signal.” The access. The same messages show her offering him access to top administration officials. Still open. The published excerpts do not show whether the requested money was sent, or what the donor's earlier payments bought.