A new report from The Wall Street Journal says U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle asked Republican fundraiser Eric Deters for $100,000 to pay off her credit card debt, then promised him access to top Trump administration officials to help resolve his IRS dispute. The texts reportedly include her suggested payment method, wired directly to American Express because it“won’t show up anywhere,”and a message warning,“you’ll literally cost me my ambassadorship stop writing.”
The report also says she contacted IRS Commissioner Billy Long about Deters’s tax case and bragged about her access to FBI Director Kash Patel and then-Attorney General Pam Bondi. Reason’s Robby Soave argues her conduct is at least as offensive as the Hunter Biden influence-peddling allegations that fueled years of Republican investigations, and called for her resignation.
That comparison is why this story blew up so fast. It’s not just about one ambassador. It’s about whether the standard for influence peddling is a real rule or a talking point that switches sides depending on the last name. So we want to hear from you: if the rule applies to everyone, should Guilfoyle resign, or should there be a full investigation first?
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