{
  "id": 14985393,
  "title": "Watchdog asks California bar to probe Katie Zacharia's lawyer claims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/watchdog-asks-california-bar-to-probe-katie-zacharias-lawyer-claims-14985393",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T15:57:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261017/watchdog-asks-california-bar-to-probe-katie-zacharias-lawyer-claims"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Campaign for Accountability has filed a complaint with the State Bar of California, requesting an investigation into White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia's claims of legal practice. Zacharia, a Pepperdine Caruso School of Law graduate, has been publicly referring to herself as a lawyer despite reports suggesting she may not have passed the bar in California or any other state. When asked about her bar passage status, Zacharia stated that she passed it \"when I moved to China.\" The watchdog group argues that if Zacharia is indeed unlicensed, she may be violating California law by publicly claiming to be entitled to practice law while being unlicensed.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Watchdog asks California bar to probe Katie Zacharia's lawyer claims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/watchdog-asks-california-bar-to-probe-katie-zacharias-lawyer-claims",
        "published": "2026-10-16T15:37:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Katie Zacharia fired after five days as White House press secretary – reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/katie-zacharia-fired-after-five-days-as-white-house-press-secretary",
        "published": "2026-10-16T17:50:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Katie Zacharia out as White House press secretary after just 5 days on the job: Reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/katie-zacharia-out-as-white-house-press-secretary-after-just-5-days",
        "published": "2026-10-16T17:57:01.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}