White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia Didn’t Pass Bar Exam
- On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia made her debut alongside President Donald Trump, speaking for under 15 minutes at the White House.
- A nonprofit organization filed a complaint with the State Bar of California on Wednesday, alleging Zacharia falsely claimed to be a licensed attorney in multiple professional contexts.
- Critics question whether Zacharia obtained a license despite her 2011 degree from the Pepperdine Caruso School of Law; when asked about bar admission, she claimed she passed the exam "when I moved to China."
- Zacharia claims she served a three-year stint at the Zhong Lun Law Firm in Beijing; however, the National Unified Legal Professional Qualification Examination is typically restricted to Chinese citizens.
- Before her White House appointment, Zacharia served as general counsel for Fix California from 2024 to 2025 and held advisory roles at the Department of Homeland Security and Trump Media.
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Trump’s New Press Secretary, Who Says She’s a Lawyer, Reportedly Failed Bar Exam
White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia, who has said she is a lawyer, reportedly did not pass the bar exam, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday night. The post Trump’s New Press Secretary, Who Says She’s a Lawyer, Reportedly Failed Bar Exam first appeared on Mediaite.
New White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia claims to have passed bar in China
Kate Zacharia, the new White House press secretary, has already faced blowback for her first press briefing on Tuesday. Now, she faces additional scrutiny over her apparent claim that she passed the bar exam in China.After Tuesday’s briefing, Zacharia appeared just outside the White House with President Donald Trump. In response to a question about which state she passed the bar in, Zacharia said: “When I moved to China.”Zacharia has presented h…
Katie Zacharia Is Unquestionably a Lawyer, but Not an Attorney
I have noticed much huffing and puffing in the media that Katie Zacharia, President Trump's new press secretary, supposedly lied when claiming to be a "lawyer." Actually, she is a lawyer. But she is apparently not an attorney.
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