{
  "id": 15220281,
  "title": "Trump aide helped set up ‘sanctioned hit’ on Katie Zacharia: Report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/trump-aide-helped-set-up-sanctioned-hit-on-katie-zacharia-report",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-17T14:55:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/trump-aide-susie-wiles-helped-set-up-sanctioned-hit-on-fired-white-house-press-secy-katie-zacharia-report/articleshow/135016022.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles played a role in arranging a challenging Fox News interview for former White House press secretary Katie Zacharia, who was set to be removed from her position, according to recent reports. The interview took place on Sean Hannity's primetime show, where Zacharia faced probing questions about her legal credentials, particularly her claim of being a lawyer despite failing the California bar exam in 2011. Zacharia struggled to defend her record during the interview, which was labeled as a \"sanctioned hit\" by some sources. However, White House officials denied Wiles' involvement, stating that she does not deliberately set up interviews to make her targets appear unfavorable. The White House maintains that Zacharia's exit was due to her earlier performance on Fox & Friends and her answers regarding her legal qualifications rather than the Fox News interview.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Susie Wiles arranged challenging Fox News interview for Katie Zacharia.",
    "Interview took place on Sean Hannity's primetime show.",
    "White House denies Wiles' involvement in setting up the interview."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}