Kimberly Guilfoyle’s time as U.S. ambassador to Greece is over, but the controversy surrounding her alleged attempt to solicit a bribe is only getting worse.
Trump donor Eric Deters is now threatening to sue Guilfoyle and her legal team, rejecting their claim that he owed the outgoing ambassador money for speaking engagements and consulting work.
“Well, I’m going to be suing those lawyers, that law firm, and Kimberly Guilfoyle here in Kentucky,” Deters told CNN’s John Berman on Monday night. “It’s gonna be fun.”
The threat comes after a bombshell Wall Street Journal report alleged that Guilfoyle pressured Deters to quietly pay off her $100,000 credit card debt before her Senate confirmation hearing in September 2025, in exchange for greater access to the Trump administration.
“Honey please, I need you to get this done for me today,” Guilfoyle allegedly wrote to Deters on the encrypted messaging app Signal, according to the Journal.
Guilfoyle has disputed the authenticity of the messages. Her attorney has argued that Deters owed her money for speaking engagements and consulting services, and that she was simply trying to collect what she was due before beginning her ambassadorship.
Deters says that’s nonsense.
“I do not owe any money [to] Ambassador Guilfoyle, and that’s why I’m going to sue ’em for defamation,” he told Berman when asked about the claim.
The Journal also reported that Guilfoyle was caught on tape bragging to a businessman and promising to make him “a lot of fucking money.”
The allegations have put Guilfoyle’s position in Greece under increasing pressure. On Monday, President Donald Trump confirmed he was considering firing her, bluntly telling reporters, “We’re not happy.”
Deters, meanwhile, predicted that Guilfoyle’s departure was inevitable.
“I think she’s gone. I think he has to fire,” he told CNN.
By Tuesday, Guilfoyle had confirmed on X that she was leaving her post, while continuing to deny the allegations against her.
“I have dedicated my professional life to fighting for justice, standing up for what is right, and defending the values that make America exceptional,” she wrote. “I will not allow false accusations to define my decades of public service.”
But Deters believes Guilfoyle’s problems extend well beyond her now-ended diplomatic assignment.
“I think she could have survived all this stuff over in Greece because it’s over in Greece. I think what I’ve presented she can’t escape from,” he told Berman.
He characterized the allegations as “grifting on the highest level” and said the controversy was “just an awful look for the administration.”
As for Guilfoyle’s claim that he owes her money, Deters pushed back again, arguing that his financial record in litigation contradicts the picture of someone struggling to pay his bills.
“And you know what’s so funny? If I was such a cash-strapped millionaire, then how come I have never had to pay one single person one nickel in any litigation-type expense? I’m just fine,” he said.
“But I can tell you who’s not fine: Kimberly Guilfoyle,” he added.
Guilfoyle denies the allegations. But with her ambassadorship ending and a potential defamation lawsuit looming, the controversy is following her home—and Deters is making clear he has no intention of letting it go.
