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With the tag line, "Democracy Dies in Darkness," The Washington Post ran a story titled "The $3,000-a-month toilet for the Ivanka Trump/Jared Kushner Secret Service detail."

As stated in the still posted story, "Instructed not to use any of the half-dozen bathrooms inside the couple’s house, the Secret Service detail assigned to President Trump’s daughter and son-in-law spent months searching for a reliable restroom to use on the job, according to neighbors and law enforcement officials."

"After resorting to a porta-potty, as well as bathrooms at the nearby home of former president Barack Obama and the not-so-nearby residence of Vice President Pence, the agents finally found a toilet to call their own." By renting a basement studio at $3,000 a month to taxpayers.

Allegations of this were denied by both the family and a White House spokesperson. Both parties asserted that is was the Secret Service's decision not to allow protective detail inside.

Eight hours after this story appeared online, a spokeswoman from the Secret Service responded in writing, "the Secret Service tries to have minimal impact on households it protects."

“In accordance with this practice, Secret Service personnel do not request access to the facilities at private residences," she wrote. "Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner have not denied Secret Service personnel access to their home to include use of the restroom.”

The Washington Post insisted that it has a credible source to its story. It said, “That account is disputed by a law enforcement official familiar with the situation, who said the agents were kept out at the family’s request.”

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