Trump's 'burn book' fears mount as ousted Guilfoyle said to be holding administration secrets as leverage after Greece exit
Kimberly Guilfoyle (left), the US ambassador to Greece whose acceptance of gifts from Greek shipping tycoon Nikolas Tsakos and other businessmen is now under State Department investigation, with Marco Rubio, who is…Trump tells reporters 'we're not happy' about Kimberly Guilfoyle's conduct, as Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso warns a Senate Foreign Relations Committee investigation is likely to follow.
Advisers to Trump are said to be alarmed by a secret dossier of damaging information that Kimberly Guilfoyle is reportedly holding over the administration following her removal as US ambassador to Greece over a funds-for-access scandal. Guilfoyle, 57, was asked to resign after allegedly approaching Trump donor Eric Deters for $100,000 to cover her American Express bill, offering administration access in return. New press secretary Katie Zacharia confirmed the departure at her debut briefing, saying Guilfoyle "has been a wonderful asset to the team."
The reported dossier — dubbed 'The Devil Wears MAGA' — is said to catalogue Trump family secrets, with advisers described as scared of its potential release.
Text messages seen by the BBC appear to show Guilfoyle writing to Deters: 'It won't show up anywhere if you wire money to American Express.'
Trump delivered a withering put-down when asked if Guilfoyle was "almost a member of your family," saying: "I guess she dated my son."
Guilfoyle vowed to 'vigorously defend' her name and called the ambassadorship the 'honour of a lifetime', denying all wrongdoing.
