What happened
The Hill reports that Kimberly Guilfoyle asked Republican donor Eric Deters to wire $100,000 to her American Express account days before her July 2025 Senate confirmation hearing, citing a Wall Street Journal investigation. Deters says he refused. Guilfoyle’s lawyer disputes the messages’ authenticity and says prior event fees remained owed; Deters disputes that balance.
Newstro includes the response, verifies Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s October 8 remarks against the official transcript, and explains a separate congressional request to review diplomatic conduct. This is reporting on disputed allegations, not a finding of wrongdoing or a confirmed payment. The July 2025 exchanges preceded confirmation. Shaheen’s separate letter predates the new credit-card report. General ethics background does not establish that a particular rule applied to the earlier private dealings or was violated.
Reporting snapshot: October 8, 2026, including The Hill’s 11:10 a.m. Eastern response report. Official portraits are file images; no message screenshots or conversations have been reconstructed.
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