Questions Grow Over New White House Press Secretary's Credentials
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New White House Press Secretary Katie Zachariah is facing mounting questions over her legal credentials and whether she has ever passed a bar exam. While President Donald Trump referred to Zachariah as "an attorney" when announcing her appointment to replace Caroline Leavitt, reporters are now pressing for proof. During a recent press availability, a reporter confronted Zachariah, asking exactly where and when she passed the bar exam. CNN reports there is no evidence she has passed the bar in any state where she has lived and worked since graduating from the Pepperdine Caruso School of Law. In response to inquiries about her legal credentials, a White House official stated that Zachariah worked on international transaction law when she moved to China after law school. However, the official did not answer a follow-up question regarding whether she actually passed the bar exam. The growing scrutiny over her qualifications comes during Zachariah's first week on the job, following a debut press briefing where she answered only three questions from reporters.
