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Donor's lawsuit follows Guilfoyle's exit as ambassador to Greece

Donor Eric Deters says Kimberly Guilfoyle made false statements about him after Wall Street Journal-published texts led to her resignation as ambassador to Greece; the group chat is now evidence.

On air: Chip Darnell on BBN Tonight
Published 7:07 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Washington Examiner: “Kimberly Guilfoyle faces new defamation lawsuit after ambassador exit over alleged corruption”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 7:07 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Chip Darnell.
Topics: Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle.
BBN covered this story before: Cruise passenger rescued 20 hours after falling overboard near Greece (October 15).

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Washington ExaminerKimberly Guilfoyle faces new defamation lawsuit after ambassador exit over alleged corruption

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorEric Deters, the Republican donor, has now sued Kimberly Guilfoyle for defamation, days after the texts between them were published and she resigned as ambassador to Greece.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorJoining me is Ambrose Tilden-Vash, author of Read Receipts and Ruin. Professor, you wrote that a text message is a loan with interest. Explain.
Ambrose Tilden-VashChip, I flagged all of this in the footnotes. Footnote forty, the Lisbon dinner scandal, which is a different matter, but the principle is identical.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo you predicted she would resign?
Ambrose Tilden-VashI predicted she would resign, and in the second edition I predicted she would stay.
Ambrose Tilden-VashBoth are on page ninety, which is why you should buy both.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBoth editions.