Comments:  Evidently I'm not the only one receiving queries about veracity of this email-borne parcel of moral outrage. Here's an excerpt from Lloyd Grove's column in the Washington Post, January 12, 2001:

After angry callers kept insisting that the Secret Service is paying enough rent to Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton (for space on their property in Chappaqua, N.Y.) to underwrite the Clintons' mortgage, we checked with the agency that protects presidents, former presidents and their families. Secret Service spokesman Jim Mackin told us that the agency is paying the Clintons only around $1,100 a month — a figure based on a government formula and the standard arrangement in such situations.

But wait, there's more. After a bit of fact-checking, the Post amended its story the next day:

A Secret Service representative misspoke in the Reliable Source in the Jan. 12 Style section. The Clintons are entitled to collect rent from the agency for space at their Chappaqua, N.Y., home but have declined the payments of about $1,100 a month, said White House press secretary Jake Siewert.

Nobody's perfect.

More media sightings:

Are the Clintons Charging the Secret Service Rent?
Emily Yoffe, Slate magazine's "Explainer," balks