{
  "id": 14295037,
  "title": "Trump’s new press secretary was asked where she passed the bar. Her answer raised more questions.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/trumps-new-press-secretary-was-asked-where-she-passed-the-bar-her",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T21:01:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/trumps-new-press-secretary-katie-zacharia-questions-bar-attorney-credentials-2026-10"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "White House press secretary Katie Zacharia faced questions about her legal credentials during her first press briefing on Tuesday. Zacharia, who has described herself as an attorney multiple times, was asked where she passed the bar exam. Her response, \"When I moved to China,\" only added to the confusion surrounding her legal qualifications. Despite listing Pepperdine University as the source of her law degree, Zacharia does not appear to be listed in any state bar's database or the D.C. Bar's member directory, indicating she is not currently licensed to practice law in any U.S. state or Washington, D.C. Trump praised Zacharia as having an \"unblemished record of support\" and referred to her as an attorney in a recent post.",
  "summary": "White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is facing scrutiny about her legal qualifications after she was pressed to explain them.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}