White House's Katie Zacharia confirms she never passed bar exam
Summary
Katie Zacharia, the White House press secretary, said she never passed a bar exam but has called herself a lawyer. President Trump has called her an attorney, but Zacharia confirmed she did not pass the California bar exam or any other U.S. state exam and worked in China without needing a U.S. law license.Key Facts
- Katie Zacharia graduated from Pepperdine University’s law school.
- She took and failed the California bar exam in 2011.
- Zacharia did not pass the bar exam in any U.S. state where she has lived.
- She moved to China with her husband and worked in international transaction law, where bar exams are not required.
- Only Chinese citizens can take the bar exam in China.
- Zacharia said she never called herself an "attorney at law," but her Instagram profile calls her a lawyer.
- President Trump has referred to her as an attorney on social media.
- A watchdog group filed a complaint with the California State Bar about whether she broke the law by calling herself a lawyer without a license.
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