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Eric Deters has filed a defamation lawsuit against Kimberly Guilfoyle and her legal team in Kentucky state court, claiming Guilfoyle asked him for $100,000 in exchange for assistance with the Trump administration ahead of her Senate confirmation hearing. Guilfoyle recently resigned from her ambassadorship to Greece following the allegations and subsequent dispute regarding text message authenticity.
Eric Deters filed a defamation lawsuit against Kimberly Guilfoyle in Kentucky state court on Thursday, following allegations regarding a $100,000 payment for her assistance related to her Senate confirmation hearing. Guilfoyle’s legal team has publicly disputed the claims and will face the lawsuit’s allegations in court.
Eric Deters has initiated a defamation lawsuit against Kimberly Guilfoyle in Kentucky state court following allegations related to financial exchanges before her Senate confirmation hearing. Guilfoyle’s legal team has publicly contested Deters’ claims, stating they will defend the allegations vigorously, as Deters challenges the authenticity of her statements regarding owed payments.
What remains unclear — The specific reasons behind Kimberly Guilfoyle’s resignation from her ambassadorship to Greece have not been disclosed.
Eric Deters files defamation lawsuit against Kimberly Guilfoyle in Kentucky
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Eric Deters, the Republican donor who accused Kimberly Guilfoyle of asking him to wire her $100,000 to pay her American Express bill in exchange for her help with the Trump administration ahead of her Senate confirmation hearing, has filed a defamation lawsuit against Guilfoyle and her legal team.
Guilfoyle was pushed out of her ambassadorship to Greece earlier this week, announcing her resignation Tuesday. Guilfoyle’s team publicly disputed the authenticity of text messages Deters shared with multiple news outlets, including WTX US News.
Deters filed the lawsuit in Kentucky state court on Thursday.
Deters said Guilfoyle’s legal team issued a statement to the Wall Street Journal claiming Deters owed Guilfoyle money and did not fulfill his obligations. The Journal published part of her attorney’s statement, that Guilfoyle “was owed a balance for traveling to and supporting these patriotic events,” which Deters denies.
“Kim Guilfoyle and her lawyers claimed my allegations were false and they would defend the allegations vigorously,” Deters wrote in a statement accompanying his lawsuit. “Now they can in Kentucky.”
WTX US News reached out to the attorneys named in the lawsuit — Jesse Binnall and David M. Schwartz — for comment.
“I’m your huckleberry. That’s just my game,” Binnall told WTX US News.