Deters alleges access deal Democrats call for inquiry

Oct 8

Goodman reports House Democrats calling for inquiry into an alleged Guilfoyle access bargain. She attributes to the Wall Street Journal a purported pre-confirmation request for $100,000 to pay an American Express bill, rather than a visible bank transfer, in return for access to Trump and his family. Deters says he was willing because he expected access. The full headline also recalls a March threat to Greece's energy minister and an asserted Romania government-collapse example. That brief background does not establish a completed intervention or the truth of the access allegation.

In ABC's October 8 interview, Eric Deters accuses Kimberly Guilfoyle of seeking a $100,000 credit-card payment in exchange for access within Trump world. ABC attributes related purported messages to The Wall Street Journal; Deters says he understood a bargain and did not pay because he lacked the money. ABC says its requests to Guilfoyle, her lawyer, the State Department and the embassy had gone unanswered. Rubio declines to address the allegations while visiting Greece and offers praise of the ambassador and embassy. These remain allegations; the broadcast establishes no finding of wrongdoing. Fox's October 8 White House report describes the same pre-confirmation American Express/access allegation and airs Vance saying he dislikes selling government access while emphasizing that he does not know whom the question refers to or the full details. His qualified reaction neither establishes wrongdoing nor confirms the allegation. Fox's separately reported inquiry into ambassadorial lifestyle/requests is not established as investigating this alleged bargain.