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Guilfoyle Scrambled to Save Her Ambassadorship

October 18, 2026 · 10:43 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“Once Kimberly Guilfoyle saw the walls closing in on her tenure in Athens, she breathlessly sought a lifeline to save her ambassadorship,” the Daily Mail reports.

“Three powerful men sat atop her list of frenzied calls, according to two sources: U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Rupert Murdoch, the chairman emeritus of Fox News and owner of the Wall Street Journal.”

“The now ex-ambassador to Greece reportedly asked Hegseth and Barrack for moral support – and a personal pitch to President Donald Trump on her behalf.”

Scandal, White House

Donor Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Kimberly Guilfoyle

October 15, 2026 · 3:23 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“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,” CBS News reports.

“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.”

Corruption, Scandal

Democrats Target Epstein Ties to Banks

October 15, 2026 · 2:01 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“Key Democrats on Thursday unveiled legislation that would force federal regulators to disclose financial records related Jeffrey Epstein and his associates,” Bloomberg reports.

“The measure also would require regulators to investigate banks and their executives for potential related legal violations.”

Financial Markets, Scandal

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Gaetz Accused of Supplying Women with Drugs for Sex

October 15, 2026 · 12:54 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“Two women have filed a federal civil lawsuit accusing former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz and two others of participating in an alleged sex trafficking scheme involving young women, drugs and traveling across state lines,” the Miami Herald reports.

“The allegations are the latest chapter in Gaetz’s high-profile sex scandal that ultimately derailed his nomination by President Trump as U.S. Attorney General and also led him to resign from Congress in 2024. His departure came as a bi-partisian House Ethics Committee was in the final stages of an investigation into his alleged misconduct.”

Scandal

Trump Probes Claims of Missing Kennedy Center Money

October 14, 2026 · 2:02 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“President Trump has directed his White House counsel to examine explosive allegations dropped on him Friday in the Oval Office:,” Axios reports.

“Former Trump attorney Alina Habba told the president that another one of his top advisers — former Kennedy Center leader Ric Grenell — failed to deposit a multimillion-dollar donation that her billionaire husband made to the center a year ago.”

“Grenell denied the accusations as ‘absurd’ and a ‘lie.'”

Scandal, White House

Kimberly Guilfoyle Kept a Secret ‘Burn Book’

October 14, 2026 · 12:20 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“Trump advisers had been wrangling to save Kimberly Guilfoyle’s job as U.S. ambassador to Greece before she was asked to resign Tuesday amid allegations of improper and possibly illegal conduct during her time in Athens,” the Daily Mail reports.

“Sources revealed cronies close to the president had been working behind the scenes to keep his former fiancé in the post – fearing she could return to the U.S. with an axe to grind and spill Trump family secrets.”

“Now, after Guilfoyle’s resignation, insiders claim she has kept a secret ‘burn book’ documenting the Trumps and is ready to burn her bridges with the family following her dramatic fall from grace.”

New York Post: Trump allies think Kimberly Guilfoyle’s “hope” for a pardon will keep her from lashing out.

Scandal, White House

Inside Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Final Days as Ambassador

October 13, 2026 · 9:19 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“Kimberly Guilfoyle was scrambling to save her job,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“As damaging revelations piled up, President Trump’s ambassador to Greece started dialing up administration officials and people close to the president, playing down Wall Street Journal reporting that suggested she was using her position for personal gain.”

“Guilfoyle had been worried about her job since late last month, when the Journal revealed she had been promoting a Greek construction firm while working closely with the company’s top lobbyist. The ambassador began calling administration officials and prominent Trump supporters, often in the early hours in Athens, to ask for their backing.”

“When the Journal published a second investigation revealing text messages that showed she had solicited $100,000 from a Trump donor in the run-up to her confirmation hearing last year, Guilfoyle reached out to White House officials to say the text messages were AI generated.”

Scandal, White House

Illinois Democrats On Defense Over Scandals

October 13, 2026 · 3:44 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“With the national political landscape tilting against Republicans ahead of next month’s midterm elections, the Illinois GOP is hoping recent scandals involving Democratic state lawmakers will breathe new life into the party’s efforts to gain more relevance in the General Assembly,” the Chicago Tribube reports.

Scandal, State House

Ken Paxton Partied in Dubai with Fugitives

October 12, 2026 · 9:20 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“As President Trump weighed endorsing Ken Paxton over incumbent Texas Sen. John Cornyn this spring, he was told that damaging revelations were likely to surface about Paxton… Trump was dismissive and said there would be more negative material about Democratic nominee James Talarico,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Trump plowed ahead and endorsed the scandal-plagued Texas attorney general, helping him win the Republican-primary runoff in May. Months later, that decision is looking like Trump’s biggest gamble of the midterms.”

“Meanwhile, damaging revelations about Paxton continue to emerge. A new scene that could join the list: a previously unreported New Year’s Eve 2024 celebration where Paxton partied in Dubai with two fugitives from U.S. justice and a woman who wasn’t his wife.”

2026 Campaign, Scandal

Trump Says He’s ‘Looking at’ Firing Kimberly Guilfoyle

October 12, 2026 · 5:52 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“President Trump said he and his administration are ‘looking at’ firing Kimberly Guilfoyle from her position as U.S. ambassador to Greece, after an associate of Guilfoyle’s alleged she asked him to wire $100,000 to pay her American Express bill in exchange for her help with the Trump administration ahead of her Senate confirmation hearing,” CBS News reports.

Said Trump: “Well, we’re looking at it. We’re not happy.”

Scandal, White House

Exchange of the Day

October 12, 2026 · 1:55 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) was interviewed by Fox News host Alica Acuna:

ACUNA: There have been now five audio leaks from a private fundraiser you attended on September 24 published by various media outlets. Are you concerned that they all came from the same, and are you figuring out who did it? But then also, it raises some flags over your thoughts, publicly and privately, over the president and Washington.

PAXTON: Look, I’m not worried about it at all. You can look at my record, you can look at what I’ve done over the last 12 years. I’ve supported President Trump, I love President Trump… Just because they were able to clip a few things doesn’t mean that’s actually what I meant.

Scandal, State House

Ilhan Omar’s Home Raided by Homeland Security

October 12, 2026 · 8:34 am ET · Leave a Comment

“The home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) was raided early Monday morning by Homeland Security Investigations,” Fox News reports.

“The raid stems from a criminal fraud investigation into the Somali-born congresswoman’s immigration paperwork, which was filled out by her late father when she was a child.”

Washington Sun: Federal agents reportedly search Ilhan Omar’s home.

House of Representatives, Immigration, Scandal

Trump Weighs Firing Kimberly Guilfoyle

October 11, 2026 · 6:50 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“President Donald Trump is weighing whether to dismiss Kimberly Guilfoyle from her position as U.S. ambassador to Greece after a string of embarrassing revelations about her conduct,” CNN reports.

“Trump has been monitoring reports claiming Guilfoyle, who was engaged to Trump’s eldest son Donald Trump Jr. for four years, accepted lavish gifts as ambassador and sought money in exchange for providing access to administration figures before she was confirmed.”

NewsNation: Guilfoyle told Greek businessman: “I’m going to make you a lot of money.”

Scandal, White House

Kimberly Guilfoyle Boasted of Private Jet Trips

October 10, 2026 · 3:03 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“Kimberly Guilfoyle, as America’s newly minted ambassador to Greece, boasted at Davos about her close ties to two Greek tycoons and said they were bankrolling her high-rolling trips around the world,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Guilfoyle was flexing her connections to wealthy Greek businessmen in January as she made an urgent request. She was being blocked from attending an upcoming dinner being held for Eric Trump, and she wanted to enlist an American businessman who was on the guest list to help get her in the door.”

Said Guilfoyle: “You know, I can deliver the world to you. Which you deserve. I’m going to make you a lot of fucking money.”

New York Times: Exasperation and resignation in Greece over allegations against Kimberly Guilfoyle.

Ethics, Scandal, White House

Kimberly Guilfoyle Scandal Furor Rumbles On

October 10, 2026 · 1:07 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“The uproar isn’t dying down over U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle and her reported request to have a MAGA donor pay down her personal credit card debt,” The Hill reports.

“President Trump, when asked about the matter as he prepared to leave for New York Friday, was conspicuously noncommittal.”

Said Trump: “I just heard about it: Too bad. I don’t know too much. But she was always very nice.”

MS NOW: Trump donor accuses Kimberly Guilfoyle of quid pro quo: ‘She’s a grifter.’

Ethics, Scandal, White House

Kimberly Guilfoyle Allegations Add to Spotlight

October 9, 2026 · 1:34 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“President Trump faces a scandal involving a top official, with Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle under scrutiny for allegedly soliciting debt relief in exchange for political access. That revelation follows other reported questionable conduct, including favoring a Greek energy firm,” NewsNation reports.

“The Trump administration appeared caught off guard by the reports involving Guilfoyle.”

Ethics, Scandal, White House

Trump Forms Committee to Probe Fed’s Lisa Cook

October 9, 2026 · 10:38 am ET · Leave a Comment

“President Donald Trump is establishing a committee to investigate mortgage fraud allegations against Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook and is forcing her to appear at a White House hearing to defend herself, a dramatic escalation in his efforts to oust her from her role,” Bloomberg reports.

CNBC: Trump appoints committee to investigate statements by the Fed’s Lisa Cook.

Financial Markets, Scandal, White House

Jim Bakker Is Dead

October 6, 2026 · 8:42 am ET · Leave a Comment

“Jim Bakker, a television evangelist who lost his popular and prosperous ministry in a 1980s sex scandal and then lost his freedom for five years, imprisoned for having violated federal laws with his conflation of God and mammon, died on Monday. He was 86,” the New York Times reports.

MS NOW: Jim Bakker, who built “PTL Club” televangelism empire, has died at 86.

Religion, Scandal

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