The source was needed to provide a “period of downtime” in the Kalorama area. The neighborhood is a popular neighborhood for dignitaries and diplomats, in addition to the president’s daughter and son-in-law. Former President Barack Obama also has a home in the area.
The Kushner-Trump house is large, with an area of 5,000 square meters and has six bedrooms and seven bathrooms. But the agents of the family’s protective details do not enter the house, the source said, although this person failed to say whether it was at the request of the Kushners or because of the secret service protocol.
The source notes that the rental of the apartment was not only to provide toilet facilities, but also as an interruption space for agents in the area. There is also office space with internet and a printer, as well as a kitchen, where agents can refuel after long shifts and during hours where it is difficult to find open restaurants in the area, the source said.
White House spokesman Judd Deere denied that the Kushners did not allow their secret service details to be used in the bathroom.
“This is just another false narrative. When discussions about protecting their home were initially held in 2017, Ivanka and Jared made it clear that their home would always be open to the incredible men and women about their details. It was only then after a decision by the USSS said that their details were looking for other accommodation, ‘Deere said.
“The Kushners have great respect for the conscripts and women in their particulars and for the American secret service as a whole. Their home will always be open to them and they have great gratitude for their service over the past four years.”
Secret Service spokeswoman Justine Whelan commented that “the US Secret Service does not discuss patrons.”
A spokesman for the Secret Service later told CNN: “The Secret Service is doing everything in its power, especially in a home, to carry out protective actions with a minimum impact on a household. In accordance with this practice, request “Secret service personnel did not have access to the facilities at private residences. Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner did not deny secret service personnel access to their home to include the use of the toilet.”
Two law enforcement officials told the Post Office that the facilities in the family’s home had been designated from the outset not to be used by the secret service agents. One official told the newspaper that they were unaware of the reason for this rule, while the other one told the newspaper that it was instituted by Trump and Kushner.
The post reports that the situation of the agents of the secret service was unique in that it required them to secure a bathroom, with one law enforcement official familiar with the situation telling the post. : ‘This is the first time I’ve ever heard of a secret service. detail must go to these extremes to find a bathroom. ‘
According to the Post, the agency has been trying for months to secure facilities, including a portapot that was removed after neighbors complained.
Then law enforcement officials told the newspaper that agents began using the bathrooms in a garage-turn command post at Obama’s home that were used by his security detail. The option came to an end when the Obama details banned the Trump / Kushner details after a secret service supervisor’s the event.
Agents then began driving to Vice President Mike Pence’s home at the Naval Observatory, about a mile away, to use a bathroom there, or to use facilities at local restaurants, police said.
In September 2017, agents reached out to Kay Kendall, who chairs the DC Commission for the Arts and Humanities, in the neighborhood and owned a house across the street from the Trump / Kushner family, she told the Post.
The house has a basement unit with a bathroom and when she asked the current tenant, former former Connecticut representative Anthony “Toby” Moffett jr., If she could divorce it, he agreed in exchange for reduced rent. Post.
The list of properties rented by the General Services Administration includes a property on the same street as where the Trump / Kushner family lives.
Law enforcement officials told the Post that agents in the Kushner / Trump details approved the studio with natural light and a bathroom.
“It was no problem,” Moffett told the newspaper. “They were very kind to our grandchildren.”
CNN’s Maegan Vazquez contributed to this report.