Check the updates below on how bimbo Katie lied repeatedly by claiming she was an attorney and how, faced with the real facts (not Trump's "alternative facts"), she was forced to admit her lies and the fact she was never an attorney.
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Like all Trump appointees, Katie Zacharia's credentials are flimsy and suspect: The Great Moron appoints them not for their qualifications but for their bimboesque qualities (Natalie Harp must be seething with jealousy) and their blind idiotic loyalty to his sublime greatness as the MAGA Mafia Godfather.
The blonde bimbo Katie, now Trump's Press Secretary, was asked where she did pass the bar to become an attorney. Her answer: In China. Not a good way to begin her bootlicking career.
Like that other disturbingly stupid idiot MAGA Republican from South Carolina, Darleene Graham, who was appointed Senator because she is the sister of the late Senator "Lady" Lindsey Graham: Her first scintillating declaration as a US Senator was to admit she knows nothing of foreign policy. The innocence of inbred southern racist fools! But not to worry: She'll vote neither her conscience nor her knowledge; the Great Moron will tell her what to vote.
Per AI query, Guilfoyle stands guilty of the following:
"Soliciting Trump donor Eric Deters to wire $100,000 to pay down her personal American Express bill in exchange for access to administration officials, urging him to avoid a "paper trail."
"Soliciting Trump donor Eric Deters to wire $100,000 to pay down her personal American Express bill in exchange for access to administration officials, urging him to avoid a "paper trail."
"Promoting the business interests of the Greek construction and energy firm Aktor Group by allowing its lobbyist to attend private diplomatic meetings and encouraging Balkan governments to work with the company."
"Accepting luxury travel and gifts from Greek business executives, including private jet flights, and threatening Greek officials that the U.S. could undermine their government if they did not cooperate."
"Accepting luxury travel and gifts from Greek business executives, including private jet flights, and threatening Greek officials that the U.S. could undermine their government if they did not cooperate."
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Trump’s new press secretary was asked where she passed the bar. Her answer raised more questions.
Natalie Musumeci
Updated Tue, October 13, 2026
New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is facing questions about her legal credentials.
Her answer on Tuesday about where she passed the bar exam added to the confusion.
Zacharia earned a law degree from Pepperdine University and has repeatedly called herself an attorney.
Newly minted White House press secretary Katie Zacharia has repeatedly described herself as an attorney.
The conservative commentator is now facing scrutiny about her legal qualifications after she was pressed to explain them following her first White House briefing with the media.
As President Donald Trump spoke to reporters after the briefing on Tuesday, one asked him where Zacharia had passed the bar exam.
"What state did she pass the bar exam in? You said she is an attorney. Where did she pass the bar exam? Which state?" the reporter asked.
Trump then turned to Zacharia, standing behind him, and asked, "Which state?"
"When I moved to China," Zacharia answered.
Her response added to the confusion over where she may be licensed to practice law in the United States. State bar exams are generally administered in person within the jurisdiction.
In a statement, Zacharia said she "practiced international transaction law, with all the appropriate credentials." She did not say if she'd passed the bar in any state.
"Katie is a fabulous and wonderful addition to the team," Steven Cheung, White House communications director, said. "She is uniquely qualified and whip smart to help inform the American people about all the great things President Trump and his Administration have been doing, and she will do an incredible job as Press Secretary."
Zacharia does not appear to be listed in the State Bar of California's attorney database, despite living and working in the state. She also does not appear to be listed in the D.C. Bar's member directory.
The Substack publication, Popular Information, reported earlier on Tuesday that it searched records in all 50 states and Washington, DC, and turned up no evidence that Zacharia is licensed to practice law.
Zacharia graduated from California's Pepperdine University in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in political science and government. She then received a law degree from the university's Caruso School of Law in 2011, according to the college.
The White House said that after she graduated, Zacharia moved to China with her husband for his job at an American private equity firm. She worked on international transaction law, according to the White House.
Her LinkdIn page says she served as general counsel for the California-based nonprofit Fix California from January 2024 to March 2025. More than a decade earlier, according to her LinkedIn, Zacharia worked as an associate at the Beijing-headquartered Zhong Lun Law Firm.
Trump announced Zacharia's appointment to the White House in a Truth Social post last week, saying she has an "unblemished record of support, and has been a loyal and brilliant supporter, right from the beginning." He also referred to her as an attorney in the post.
In her own post that followed, Zacharia called serving Trump and the American people the "honor of a lifetime."
"I want to thank President Trump for his trust that he has placed in me. I have wanted to work for him for a very long time," Zacharia said during Tuesday's White House press briefing.
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Trump’s new press secretary was asked where she passed the bar. Her answer raised more questions.
Natalie Musumeci
Updated Tue, October 13, 2026
New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is facing questions about her legal credentials.
Her answer on Tuesday about where she passed the bar exam added to the confusion.
Zacharia earned a law degree from Pepperdine University and has repeatedly called herself an attorney.
Newly minted White House press secretary Katie Zacharia has repeatedly described herself as an attorney.
The conservative commentator is now facing scrutiny about her legal qualifications after she was pressed to explain them following her first White House briefing with the media.
As President Donald Trump spoke to reporters after the briefing on Tuesday, one asked him where Zacharia had passed the bar exam.
"What state did she pass the bar exam in? You said she is an attorney. Where did she pass the bar exam? Which state?" the reporter asked.
Trump then turned to Zacharia, standing behind him, and asked, "Which state?"
"When I moved to China," Zacharia answered.
Her response added to the confusion over where she may be licensed to practice law in the United States. State bar exams are generally administered in person within the jurisdiction.
In a statement, Zacharia said she "practiced international transaction law, with all the appropriate credentials." She did not say if she'd passed the bar in any state.
"Katie is a fabulous and wonderful addition to the team," Steven Cheung, White House communications director, said. "She is uniquely qualified and whip smart to help inform the American people about all the great things President Trump and his Administration have been doing, and she will do an incredible job as Press Secretary."
Zacharia does not appear to be listed in the State Bar of California's attorney database, despite living and working in the state. She also does not appear to be listed in the D.C. Bar's member directory.
The Substack publication, Popular Information, reported earlier on Tuesday that it searched records in all 50 states and Washington, DC, and turned up no evidence that Zacharia is licensed to practice law.
Zacharia graduated from California's Pepperdine University in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in political science and government. She then received a law degree from the university's Caruso School of Law in 2011, according to the college.
The White House said that after she graduated, Zacharia moved to China with her husband for his job at an American private equity firm. She worked on international transaction law, according to the White House.
Her LinkdIn page says she served as general counsel for the California-based nonprofit Fix California from January 2024 to March 2025. More than a decade earlier, according to her LinkedIn, Zacharia worked as an associate at the Beijing-headquartered Zhong Lun Law Firm.
Trump announced Zacharia's appointment to the White House in a Truth Social post last week, saying she has an "unblemished record of support, and has been a loyal and brilliant supporter, right from the beginning." He also referred to her as an attorney in the post.
In her own post that followed, Zacharia called serving Trump and the American people the "honor of a lifetime."
"I want to thank President Trump for his trust that he has placed in me. I have wanted to work for him for a very long time," Zacharia said during Tuesday's White House press briefing.
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White House officials question how long Katie Zacharia can last after ‘brutal’ press briefing
Kaitlan Collins, Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene, Kit Maher, CNN
Wed, October 14, 2026
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Tuesday - Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP
Several White House officials are questioning how long Katie Zacharia will keep the press secretary job after her first briefing Tuesday, saying her performance was unlikely to satisfy President Donald Trump.
Several advisers and officials offered negative reviews of the briefing to CNN, with one characterizing it as "brutal." Others described it as unusual, awkward, stilted and, at times, uncomfortable. Zacharia appeared at the podium for only about 15 minutes, and most of that time was dedicated to an opening statement touting Trump's accomplishments. She called on only three reporters for questions before ending the briefing.
Some White House officials and Trump advisers expressed confusion about why the White House rushed Zacharia to the podium. A source familiar with the matter said Trump had asked Zacharia to conduct the briefing, and while some in his orbit had misgivings, the source was unaware of anyone relaying them to Zacharia or Trump.
"She should have been doing murder boards for two weeks before going up there," one Trump adviser told CNN, before critiquing Zacharia's performance. "The best thing she did was break the news about [Ambassador to Greece Kimberly] Guilfoyle — at least that takes the focus off of her performance."
"Why did they put her out there so quickly?" a White House official said incredulously. "Literally zero reason to put her out on her second day, unprepared."
Trump praised Zacharia after the briefing, telling reporters shortly after: "I thought she was very good." White House communications director Steven Cheung also said in a statement to CNN that "Katie is a fabulous and wonderful addition to the team."
Zacharia planned ahead of time that she would give lengthy introductory remarks, based on what Trump had requested, and take only take three questions – from outlets she chose ahead of time, a source familiar with the matter said.
The briefing was notably shorter than what had become the norm. Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's briefings lasted for about an average of 45 minutes. During her first briefing, she called on two "new media" reporters before an Associated Press correspondent. She would also take questions from reporters standing in the aisles.
Zacharia called on reporters from conservative outlet Breitbart, which was in the "new media" seat, Fox News and the Daily Mail. She appeared to have their names written down ahead of time.
Trump and Zacharia met briefly ahead of the briefing, and Trump told her he was seeking Guilfoyle's resignation, a source said.
Another adviser told CNN that while Zacharia "wasn't great," it was just her first press briefing. They expected Trump would give her the benefit of the doubt.
Trump had grown somewhat infatuated with Zacharia's appearances on Fox News before eventually hiring her, sources told CNN. But one of the advisers noted that appearing on a cable TV panel and standing in front of the world at the podium were two different things.
"No question we're all missing Karoline," said one adviser.
Zacharia said she was cutting the briefing short because Trump would likely soon take reporter questions on the White House South Lawn before he departed for Alaska.
"I am going to end it because President Trump is heading out to Marine One for our historic trip to Alaska, and we can ask him all of the questions out there," she said.
Questions have also surfaced online about Zacharia's status as an attorney, and CNN has found no evidence that she has passed the bar exam in the states where she has lived and worked since graduating Pepperdine Caruso School of Law. When Trump announced her new role, he referred to his new press secretary as "an attorney."
"The State Bar of California has no record of Kate Sharon Zacharia or Kate Sharon Black having been licensed to practice law in California," a spokesperson for the California State Bar told CNN in a statement, referring to her maiden name. "Due to confidentiality requirements, the State Bar can only confirm whether someone passed the bar exam, not whether they took the bar exam."
When a reporter pressed Trump at the White House on Tuesday morning about what state Zacharia passed the bar exam in, the president turned to his new press secretary, who was standing behind him.
"Which state?" Trump asked Zacharia. She responded that she had moved to China.
In response to questions on her legal credentials, a White House official told CNN that Zacharia moved to China with her husband after graduating law school, citing his job at an American private equity firm, and that she worked on international transaction law at the time. The official did not respond to a follow-up question about whether she passed the bar exam.
According to her LinkedIn profile, Zacharia worked as an associate on the international practice team at Zhong Lun Law in Beijing from August 2011 to June 2013. She was also general counsel to Fix California, an elections-focused nonprofit founded by Trump ally Ric Grenell, from January 2024 to March 2025. Her most recent position was senior communications adviser for the Trump Media and Technology Group.
It is unclear on what cadence Zacharia will brief reporters. A CNN Reliable Sources analysis of the White House video archive found Leavitt, who departed the role in August, held formal briefings about once a week on average before having her second child. She held 14 briefings in the four months leading up to her maternity leave in late April.
She held another 49 briefings through the rest of 2025, which included several nontraditional briefings.
This story and headline have been updated with additional reporting.
CNN's Alejandra Jaramillo contributed to this report.
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Kaitlan Collins, Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene, Kit Maher, CNN
Wed, October 14, 2026
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Tuesday - Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP
Several White House officials are questioning how long Katie Zacharia will keep the press secretary job after her first briefing Tuesday, saying her performance was unlikely to satisfy President Donald Trump.
Several advisers and officials offered negative reviews of the briefing to CNN, with one characterizing it as "brutal." Others described it as unusual, awkward, stilted and, at times, uncomfortable. Zacharia appeared at the podium for only about 15 minutes, and most of that time was dedicated to an opening statement touting Trump's accomplishments. She called on only three reporters for questions before ending the briefing.
Some White House officials and Trump advisers expressed confusion about why the White House rushed Zacharia to the podium. A source familiar with the matter said Trump had asked Zacharia to conduct the briefing, and while some in his orbit had misgivings, the source was unaware of anyone relaying them to Zacharia or Trump.
"She should have been doing murder boards for two weeks before going up there," one Trump adviser told CNN, before critiquing Zacharia's performance. "The best thing she did was break the news about [Ambassador to Greece Kimberly] Guilfoyle — at least that takes the focus off of her performance."
"Why did they put her out there so quickly?" a White House official said incredulously. "Literally zero reason to put her out on her second day, unprepared."
Trump praised Zacharia after the briefing, telling reporters shortly after: "I thought she was very good." White House communications director Steven Cheung also said in a statement to CNN that "Katie is a fabulous and wonderful addition to the team."
Zacharia planned ahead of time that she would give lengthy introductory remarks, based on what Trump had requested, and take only take three questions – from outlets she chose ahead of time, a source familiar with the matter said.
The briefing was notably shorter than what had become the norm. Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's briefings lasted for about an average of 45 minutes. During her first briefing, she called on two "new media" reporters before an Associated Press correspondent. She would also take questions from reporters standing in the aisles.
Zacharia called on reporters from conservative outlet Breitbart, which was in the "new media" seat, Fox News and the Daily Mail. She appeared to have their names written down ahead of time.
Trump and Zacharia met briefly ahead of the briefing, and Trump told her he was seeking Guilfoyle's resignation, a source said.
Another adviser told CNN that while Zacharia "wasn't great," it was just her first press briefing. They expected Trump would give her the benefit of the doubt.
Trump had grown somewhat infatuated with Zacharia's appearances on Fox News before eventually hiring her, sources told CNN. But one of the advisers noted that appearing on a cable TV panel and standing in front of the world at the podium were two different things.
"No question we're all missing Karoline," said one adviser.
Zacharia said she was cutting the briefing short because Trump would likely soon take reporter questions on the White House South Lawn before he departed for Alaska.
"I am going to end it because President Trump is heading out to Marine One for our historic trip to Alaska, and we can ask him all of the questions out there," she said.
Questions have also surfaced online about Zacharia's status as an attorney, and CNN has found no evidence that she has passed the bar exam in the states where she has lived and worked since graduating Pepperdine Caruso School of Law. When Trump announced her new role, he referred to his new press secretary as "an attorney."
"The State Bar of California has no record of Kate Sharon Zacharia or Kate Sharon Black having been licensed to practice law in California," a spokesperson for the California State Bar told CNN in a statement, referring to her maiden name. "Due to confidentiality requirements, the State Bar can only confirm whether someone passed the bar exam, not whether they took the bar exam."
When a reporter pressed Trump at the White House on Tuesday morning about what state Zacharia passed the bar exam in, the president turned to his new press secretary, who was standing behind him.
"Which state?" Trump asked Zacharia. She responded that she had moved to China.
In response to questions on her legal credentials, a White House official told CNN that Zacharia moved to China with her husband after graduating law school, citing his job at an American private equity firm, and that she worked on international transaction law at the time. The official did not respond to a follow-up question about whether she passed the bar exam.
According to her LinkedIn profile, Zacharia worked as an associate on the international practice team at Zhong Lun Law in Beijing from August 2011 to June 2013. She was also general counsel to Fix California, an elections-focused nonprofit founded by Trump ally Ric Grenell, from January 2024 to March 2025. Her most recent position was senior communications adviser for the Trump Media and Technology Group.
It is unclear on what cadence Zacharia will brief reporters. A CNN Reliable Sources analysis of the White House video archive found Leavitt, who departed the role in August, held formal briefings about once a week on average before having her second child. She held 14 briefings in the four months leading up to her maternity leave in late April.
She held another 49 briefings through the rest of 2025, which included several nontraditional briefings.
This story and headline have been updated with additional reporting.
CNN's Alejandra Jaramillo contributed to this report.
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And now, several days after the fact, Trump's bimbo admits she never passed the bar exam, nor is she an attorney as Donald Liar Dumb claimed.
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Katie Zacharia’s Posts Come Back to Bite Her
William Vaillancourt
Fri, October 16, 2026
White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia failed the bar exam yet still shared at least 15 social posts calling her an "attorney."
Zacharia, 41, failed the exam at Pepperdine University in 2011, after graduating from law school there, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, after questions were raised about her credentials. Zacharia told The New York Times that same day that Pepperdine's president had advised her not to use the terms "attorney" or "esquire" during her cable news appearances, but "lawyer" would be fine.
"The truth is, is I was very careful how I executed this, and I never came across as someone who was an attorney at law," Zacharia similarly told Real America's Voice.
But Zacharia had no problem over the past two years sharing social media posts labeling her an "attorney," CNN reports. On X and Truth Social from April 2025 until last month, Zacharia amplified at least 15 Fox News stories and One America News segments that referred to her as such.
Trump introduced Zacharia as an [attorney]
In a now-deleted April 26, 2025 post on X, Zacharia shared the following Fox News headline: "Only Democrats don't want proof of citizenship in US elections, attorney says." That same headline showed up on her Truth Social account six times that day, and once more on May 14, according to CNN.
Other posts include one on Truth Social on August 23, 2025. "While @realDonaldTrump is brokering peace deals, Newsom is 'yammering on' and not working, says attorney," she wrote, copying the title of a Fox News story.
One of the many social media posts Zacharia shared in which she is called an [attorney]
In May, June and September of this year, Zacharia shared six posts by One America News in which she was called an "attorney."
Zacharia repeatedly shared OAN clips that identified her as an [attorney]
Zacharia was presented as an attorney in a September appearance on One America News. / X/KatieZacharia
The word "attorney" has also come out of Zacharia's own mouth. In an Aug. 31 Fox News appearance discussing the prosecution of the accused killer of Charlie Kirk, she said, "As a lawyer, the procedural steps are absolutely critical to ensure that they get this right."
The Fox chyron then also listed the 41-year-old as an "attorney." The network did the same same on other occasions.
Fox News repeatedly referred to her as an [attorney]
A source familiar with Zacharia's thinking told CNN that sharing the posts about her media appearances wasn't meant to show that she approved of that use of the "attorney" title.
The White House has publicly been supportive of Zacharia.
Communications Director Steven Cheung has said that Zacharia "is a fabulous and wonderful addition to the team."
"She is uniquely qualified and whip smart to help inform the American people about all the great things President Trump and his Administration have been doing, and she will do an incredible job as Press Secretary," he added.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Zacharia's first press briefing did not receive good reviews. / Kevin Lamarque / REUTERS
After failing the bar, Zacharia joined the Zhong Lun Law Firm in Beijing as an associate on its international practice team. She was told a law license wasn't required for her to give legal analysis, the Journal reported.
"I practiced international transaction law, with all the appropriate credentials," Zacharia said in a statement earlier this week, amid questions about whether she was an attorney, as Donald Trump said on Truth Social while announcing her for the role.
The controversy has spurred the ethics watchdog group Campaign for Accountability to call for an investigation by the California state bar into whether Zacharia broke the law. In California, it is a misdemeanor to falsely represent oneself as a practicing lawyer, with a punishment of up to a year in jail or a fine no more than $1,000, or both.
Zacharia's bar failure aside, many Pepperdine alumni have objected to her new position.
"As a Pepperdine graduate, I'm ashamed to see my alma mater celebrating this," Instagram user "Waldmansheeranfamily" wrote in response to a glowing post about Zacharia from the school and Dean Paul Caron. "To me, this administration represents the exact opposite of everything Pepperdine taught us to stand for. Deeply disappointing."
That comment was "liked" 587 times as of publication.
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White House press secretary Katie Zacharia says she did not pass bar exam
By Kanishka Singh and Jasper Ward
Fri, October 16, 2026
FILE PHOTO: New White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia holds her first press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 13, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
By Kanishka Singh and Jasper Ward
WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia said on Thursday she did not pass the bar exam after facing scrutiny about her legal career before becoming the top spokeswoman for US President Donald Trump.
Zacharia, who joined the White House on Monday, has previously said she practiced law before entering politics and Trump had described her as an attorney.
"You did not pass the bar exam, correct?" she was asked in an interview on Fox News' "Hannity" show late on Thursday.
"Correct," she said in response to the host, Sean Hannity.
"I did not," she said when Hannity asked if she ever took the bar exam a second time.
Zacharia earned her law degree from Pepperdine University in 2011, according to the university. Nearly all licensed US lawyers first obtain a law degree, but law school graduates cannot legally practice law in the US without first being admitted to a state bar.
On Tuesday during her first briefing, she took questions from just three reporters before ending the event in under 15 minutes. Her performance was criticized by some media commentators and political analysts, though Trump told reporters, "I thought she was very good."
When asked about her performance by Hannity, she said: "What I feel is I really stepped up to the plate to do the press conference, Sean, with very little prep time."
(Reporting by Kanishka Singh and Jasper Ward in Washington; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
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