BOMBSHELL: Leaked Kimberly Guilfoyle Texts Reveal Brazen Corruption

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The Wall Street Journal reported on leaked text messages between Kimberly Guilfoyle and a Trump donor, revealing requests for large sums of money and warnings against creating a paper trail. During a live video discussion on The Bulwark’s platform, Sam Stein, Marc Polymeropoulos, and Michael Weiss analyzed the implications of these disclosures.
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The Wall Street Journal reported on October 24 that leaked text messages between Kimberly Guilfoyle, a former Trump White House aide, and a Trump donor reveal instances of what some are calling corruption. The texts include a request for $100,000 to pay her American Express bill and warnings to avoid creating a paper trail. Sam Stein, Marc Polymeropoulos, and Michael Weiss discussed these revelations in a live video on The Bulwark, describing the messages as extraordinary and indicative of brazen corruption.

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A recording from The Bulwark’s live video Sam Stein, Marc Polymeropoulos, and Michael Weiss went live to take on the bombshell Wall Street Journal report that reveals Kimberly Guilfoyle’s extraordinary private messages with a Trump donor, including a $100,000 request to pay her Amex bill and repeated warnings to stop creating a paper trail.
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2026-10-08 · The Bulwark
BOMBSHELL: Leaked Kimberly Guilfoyle Texts Reveal Brazen Corruption · assertive framing

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A recording from The Bulwark’s live video Sam Stein, Marc Polymeropoulos, and Michael Weiss went live to take on the bombshell Wall Street Journal report that reveals Kimberly Guilfoyle’s extraordinary private messages with a Trump donor, including a $100,000 request to pay her Amex bill and repeated warnings to stop creating a paper trail. asserted
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