Where I am sure they are regularly trained about foreign intelligence services operations....

But even I would know enough to be highly suspicious if someone offered me rent-free housing... What kind of idiots would let themselves get duped like that?

If someone made such an offer to me I would need to be convinced it was on the level, make damn sure I knew if there was some sort of quid-pro-quo, and once _I_ was convinced, I would need the security and ethics folks where I work to review it and assure me that yes its indeed fine- which, of course, they WOULD NOT! Because its OBVIOUSLY not on the level!!

What the hell is going on with the secret service?! They have had countless scandals like this in recent years...