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Top Senate Republican calls Guilfoyle reports 'very troubling'

Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso says he assumes the State Department would investigate the reports about the ambassador's finances; so far, the investigation is a prediction.

On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on BBN Overnight
Published 1:09 AM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

Photo: U. S. Embassy & Consulate in Greece · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Photo: Kimberly Guilfoyle — Photo: U. S. Embassy & Consulate in Greece · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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First reported by The Hill: “Top Senate Republican calls Guilfoyle reports ‘very troubling’”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 1:09 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Kimberly Guilfoyle, Republican, Maine Senate.
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The HillTop Senate Republican calls Guilfoyle reports ‘very troubling’

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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSenate Majority Whip John Barrasso of Wyoming said Sunday that recent reporting on Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle and her finances is very troubling, according to The Hill.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTroubling how?
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe summary doesn't spell out the reports, so we won't guess. He did say he's sure there will be an investigation.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentDoes this affect me? I mean, I'm literally sitting in a gaming chair, not Greece.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNothing in the data says it changes anything for you.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHe said he'd assume the State Department would look into it, and that's as far as it goes.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo what happens next? Who investigates the ambassador, her own department?
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNobody knows yet. Right now the investigation is an assumption in a suit. Dr. Byte, what gadget is insulting you tonight?