White House defends new press secretary amid questions about her legal credentials
Summary
The White House is defending Katie Zacharia, the new press secretary, after questions arose about her legal qualifications. Zacharia has a law degree but is not licensed to practice law in any U.S. state, and a complaint was filed seeking investigation into whether she falsely presented herself as a licensed attorney.Key Facts
- President Donald Trump announced Katie Zacharia as the new White House press secretary and referred to her as an attorney.
- Zacharia said she practiced international transaction law but cannot show a U.S. state bar license.
- When asked where she passed the bar exam, she said "when I moved to China," but she is not registered in any U.S. state.
- Zacharia graduated from Pepperdine University law school in California in 2011 but did not pass the California bar exam.
- A watchdog group filed a complaint with the California State Bar to investigate if she falsely claimed to practice law without a license.
- In China, where she moved after law school, only Chinese citizens can be licensed lawyers; foreign workers have other roles at law firms.
- Zacharia worked at a Beijing law firm and said she was outside counsel for the World Bank and International Finance Corporation.
- She has also served as general counsel for a conservative non-profit linked to a Trump ally.
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