Trump hater Newsom breaks silence on ex-wife Kimberly Guilfoyle’s scandal. His response is surprising

California Governor Gavin Newsom has publicly responded for the first time to the trouble engulfing his ex-wife, Kimberly Guilfoyle, who has left her post as U.S. ambassador to Greece amid misconduct allegations. Asked about it by a CBS News reporter, Jared Ochacher, while campaigning for Democrats in New Hampshire on Saturday, Newsom paused, rubbed his eyes, and said he knew little about the matter, had not spoken with her lately, and wished her well. He called the situation "unfortunate.", according to The Independent.

The allegations came from Eric Deters, a former Kentucky congressional candidate, who published texts he said were exchanged with Guilfoyle. He claims they show her promising access to the Trump family if he covered a $100,000 American Express bill. Guilfoyle says the messages were doctored, but The Independent reports that further accusations of paying for access have since surfaced. Katie Zacharia, then White House press secretary, announced the dismissal on Tuesday at her debut press conference; Zacharia herself was removed five days into the job.

Newsom and Guilfoyle met in 1994, married in December 2001, filed for divorce in January 2005, and finalized it in February 2006.

Summarized by PolitiKool from The Independent’s reporting. Read the full story at The Independent →