Kimberly Guilfoyle now facing defamation lawsuit from donor who accused her of pay-to-play scheme

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Eric Deters, a businessman and Trump supporter, has filed a defamation lawsuit against Kimberly Guilfoyle, alleging that she pressured him to pay her $100,000 American Express credit card bill in exchange for access to the White House. The lawsuit stems from previous claims made by Deters about Guilfoyle's alleged pay-to-play scheme. Juliegrace Brufke and Oriana González discuss this development in their respective roles as a Capitol Hill reporter and politics and policy reporter.

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Eric Deters, a Republican donor and longtime Trump supporter, has filed a defamation lawsuit against Kimberly Guilfoyle and her legal team in Kentucky state court after she resigned from her position as U.S. ambassador to Greece following allegations of corruption. The lawsuit stems from alleged text messages published by the Wall Street Journal that suggested Guilfoyle asked Deters for $100,000 to pay off an American Express credit card bill in exchange for political favors. In a statement accompanying his lawsuit, Deters accused Guilfoyle and her lawyers of falsely claiming he owed money to her. Guilfoyle's legal team denied these allegations, stating that she was owed a balance for traveling to patriotic events, which Deters denies. The controversy led President Trump to request Guilfoyle’s resignation, leading to her stepping down from the ambassadorship on Tuesday.

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