White House press secretary Katie Zacharia did not pass bar exam: Sources
Summary
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia did not pass the California bar exam, according to sources. She has described herself as a lawyer and President Donald Trump called her "an attorney," but Zacharia clarified she took the exam and did not focus on passing because she planned to work in China.Key Facts
- Katie Zacharia is the White House press secretary as of October 2026.
- She graduated from Pepperdine University School of Law in 2011.
- Zacharia took the California bar exam but did not pass it.
- President Donald Trump referred to her as "an attorney" in a social media post.
- Zacharia said she called herself a lawyer, not an attorney at law, and provides legal analysis rather than legal advice.
- She said she moved to China after law school to work in international transaction law, where a U.S. bar license was not required.
- The White House did not clearly confirm whether she passed the bar exam.
- Zacharia emphasized she never presented herself as a practicing attorney.
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