Once Kimberly Guilfoyle saw the walls closing in on her tenure in Athens, she breathlessly sought a lifeline to save her ambassadorship.
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Three powerful men sat atop her list of frenzied calls, according to two sources: US 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.
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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.
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Trump, two sources close to the president said, did not answer her calls.
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Guilfoyle, 57, desperately needed back-up after the Daily Mail exclusively reported that the State Department had launched an investigation into accusations that she presided over a toxic, retaliation-fueled workplace.
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The inquiry reportedly involves a number of alleged ethics violations – from off-the-books funding for residence upgrades and private jet travel to allegations revealed by the Wall Street Journal that she asked a donor for $100,000 to cover personal credit card debt in exchange for administration access before she was ambassador.
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Barrack, a billionaire megadonor-turned-diplomat and one of Trump's most enduring political confidants, said he would give her the support she needed, according to a source.
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It is unclear what, if anything, he did on her behalf.
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Sources say that Guilfoyle put out calls to Barrack, Hegseth and Murdoch before her resignation
Guilfoyle was seen wrapping her arms around Marco Rubio on the tarmac last week before her ouster, alongside Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis and Greek Ambassador Antonis Alexandridis
The Daily Mail reached out to Barrack for comment.
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He did not respond.
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In July 2021, federal prosecutors in Brooklyn indicted Barrack on charges of acting as an unregistered foreign agent for the United Arab Emirates, obstruction of justice and making false statements to federal agents.
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A Brooklyn jury acquitted Barrack on all charges in November 2022.
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Guilfoyle's attorney called Barrack, who is also Trump's Syria envoy, a 'friend and mentor' to her when reached for comment by the Daily Mail.
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Guilfoyle also told people close to her that she placed a direct call to Murdoch, the chairman emeritus at Fox Corporation and News Corp, regarding the media coverage in the Wall Street Journal articles.
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She tried to get the stories removed but Murdoch did not sway to her demands.
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The Wall Street Journal's first report uncovered text messages in which Guilfoyle pressured a conservative activist in Kentucky to help pay off her $100,000 American Express bill in July 2025.
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After the Trump administration called for her resignation last week, Guilfoyle stepped down from her post but insisted that the accusations against her are 'false' and vowed to 'vigorously defend' her name.
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The now ex-ambassador to Greece reportedly asked Hegseth (pictured with Guilfoyle) and Barrack for moral support - and a personal pitch to President Donald Trump on her behalf
Guilfoyle's attorney called Barrack (pictured) a 'friend and mentor' to her when reached for comment by the Daily Mail
The empty front of the US Embassy in Athens, Greece, after Guilfoyle's resignation
In the days leading up to her resignation, Guilfoyle had also desperately attempted to scrub the Daily Mail's coverage detailing an unpaid dinner tab and her champagne requests.
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Sources familiar with the exchange had told the Daily Mail that the dining bill had been sent to the US Embassy.
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The Wall Street Journal reported that Guilfoyle had asked if State Department officials could get the story deleted, but when they requested a receipt to prove she had paid out of pocket, she failed to produce one.
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Sources now tell the Daily Mail that Guilfoyle reached out to other people close to her with significant social media followings, requesting they post public messages of support for her across platforms such as X and Instagram.
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Instead, many deleted photos with her.
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Meanwhile, Trump has been ruthless in cutting her loose.
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After her exit, he insisted she 'wasn't part of my family,' adding: 'I guess she dated my son.'
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The put-down glossed over her six-year relationship with Donald Trump Jr, four of which she was his fiancée.
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The two have been completely estranged since late 2024, when they called off their engagement.
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For Guilfoyle, leaving Greece may not end her troubles.
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Representative Robert Garcia, ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, said on Wednesday that his side will keep investigating Guilfoyle even though she is now a private citizen.
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'This is the latest in a long list of corruption surrounding the Trump Administration, and we're demanding answers,' he said.
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Trump has been ruthless in cutting her loose.
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After her exit, he insisted she 'wasn't part of my family,' adding: 'I guess she dated my son'
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Guilfoyle addressed her resignation and denied the allegations against her in a lengthy statement shared on X after the White House's announcement
Guilfoyle now lives in Jefferson House, the ambassador's villa located in the exclusive Kolonaki neighborhood of Athens (Source: @ashimizu/Instagram)
But in Athens, her grip on power has been severed, and two sources familiar with the matter say she has been given until the end of the month to move out of the embassy.
'The people in the embassy are no longer afraid of her.
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Nobody is listening to her or taking her orders anymore,' a source in Greece told the Daily Mail.
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'She is all alone in that house, screaming at her old staff that they are leakers, and waiting to get kicked out.
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Three sources say she is considering staying in Europe rather than returning to the US.
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And her former admirers seem to have vanished.
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'All these people who were totally entranced by her and ignored the writing on the wall have now wiped photos with her, gone radio silent and claim they never wanted anything to do with her,' a source close to Guilfoyle said.
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The Daily Mail reached out to Guilfoyle, the State Department, the White House, the Department of Defense and Fox Corporation for comment.
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