[UPDATE] Kimberly Guilfoyle resigns as ambassador to Greece after the White House asks her to go over an alleged $100,000 credit-card request to a donor

She called the allegations false and gave no date for leaving; she served less than a year in Athens.

The resignation. New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia announced on Tuesday, Oct. 13, that Trump had asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign. About two hours later, Guilfoyle confirmed the resignation on X. The allegation. Wall Street Journal reports say she pressed donor Eric Deters to pay a $100,000 American Express bill, compared with about $300,000 he says he paid her over the years, in exchange for access before her July 2025 confirmation hearing. Deters says he never paid it. "It was a quid pro quo," he told NBC. “She wasn't a member of my family. She, I guess, dated my son a long time ago We didn't like what we were reading.” — Donald Trump What next. House Oversight Democrats want her messages and financial records by Thursday, Oct. 22. Two people familiar with the probe told NBC News on Oct. 9 that the State Department inspector general (the department's internal watchdog) is investigating her and the Athens embassy; the watchdog does not confirm investigations, and the State Department declined to comment.

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Oct. 7 — Reports said Guilfoyle asked donor Eric Deters to wire $100,000 to her Amex bill before her 2025 confirmation hearing, the same total as the $50,000 in back pay plus $50,000 for her services listed in his June 11, 2025 letter. The same day, in Athens, Secretary of State Marco Rubio called her "a strong ambassador."
Oct. 8 — Deters called it "pay to play" and said he never paid. Her lawyer called the texts fake, and House Democrats demanded her records by Oct. 22.
Oct. 9–10 — NBC News, citing two people familiar, reported an inspector general investigation. The Journal published texts in which she offered donors access to Trump.
Oct. 11–12 — Trump and Rubio weighed firing her. Trump said "we're not happy," and her lawyers said Deters owed her about $150,000 for speeches and consulting, vs. the $100,000 bill he says he refused to pay.

How the $100,000 request allegedly tied payment to access:

After Deters refused to pay on July 3, 2025, she allegedly wrote: “You could be here meeting with [then-IRS Commissioner] Billy Long.”
A June 11, 2025 letter from Deters lists $50,000 in back pay plus $50,000 for her services through confirmation; her lawyer disputes the messages are authentic.