Harris to Trump on press ban: 'Why don't you just leave?'
Former Vice President Kamala Harris ripped President Trump over his restrictions on White House press access, suggesting he should resign from office if he does not want journalists to scrutinize his administration. “If you want to do things in secret, then why don’t you just leave the White House?” Harris said Tuesday in an interview...
A new controversy has erupted over White House press secretary Katie Zacharia's legal credentials, raising questions about her qualifications to hold the public face of the administration. The campaign group Campaign for Accountability filed a complaint with the State Bar of California, alleging that Zacharia may have violated state law by repeatedly presenting herself as a licensed lawyer without a valid license.
This follows an unremarkable debut performance on Tuesday, during which Zacharia struggled with questions and repeatedly referred to the president as her husband, drawing criticism from former White House press secretary Jen Psaki. Zacharia, a 41-year-old law school graduate from Pepperdine University, has represented herself as a lawyer but there is no record of her being licensed to practice law in any U.S. state. The State Bar of California confirmed they have no record of her holding a license.
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