Trump’s new press secretary under fire over lawyer claims
The White House faced growing scrutiny on Wednesday over the legal qualifications of its new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, after she failed to give a clear response when asked where she had passed the bar examination on her first day in the role. The controversy intensified after the Campaign for Accountability, a US watchdog organisation, […] Trump’s new press secretary under fire over lawyer…
White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia, who claimed to be a practicing attorney during her appointment announcement, failed the California bar exam in 2011 despite holding a Juris Doctor degree from Pepperdine University. Questions about her credentials emerged after searches of attorney directories in multiple states produced no listings for her name.
Zacharia has since been identified as an attorney by Fox News on multiple occasions, but she is not licensed to practice law in any state. She joined Beijing's Zhong Lun Law Firm in 2011 and worked as general counsel at Fix California, a nonprofit founded by Richard Grenell, from January 2024 to March 2025.
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