Kimberly Guilfoyle

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Kimberly Guilfoyle is an American lawyer, former prosecutor and former television host who became a prominent Republican political figure. She worked as a prosecutor in San Francisco and Los Angeles, hosted programs on Fox News, and held senior fundraising roles in Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign. She served as U.S. ambassador to Greece from 2025 until she resigned in October 2026.

Also known as Kimberly Ann Guilfoyle, Kim Guilfoyle

What DI has documented

DI has documented statements by Kimberly Guilfoyle on Government Ethics and U.S. Politics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Kimberly Guilfoyle

Role at the time: U.S. ambassador to Greece, in a post on her personal X account announcing her departure

Denied

Response to this claim

Kimberly Guilfoyle asked Eric Deters to pay her $100,000 American Express bill in July 2025 in exchange for helping him reach senior Trump administration officials.

“I also want to address the recent allegations against me. These allegations are false, and I intend to vigorously defend my name, my reputation, and my integrity. I have dedicated my professional life to fighting for justice, standing up for what is right, and defending the values that make America exceptional. I will not allow false accusations to define my decades of public service.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Kimberly Guilfoyle's X post on leaving her post as ambassador to GreeceSixth paragraph, beginning with the words about recent allegations
Why we used this label

The reference point is Eric Deters's allegation that Kimberly Guilfoyle, shortly before her July 2025 Senate confirmation hearing, asked him to pay her $100,000 American Express bill while offering to help him reach senior Trump administration officials. Denied: Guilfoyle writes that "These allegations are false" in a passage addressing the recent allegations against her, which include Deters's account. The closest competing label is Challenged the characterization; it loses because this post offers no alternative account of the request and rejects the allegations outright.

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