- White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia faced questioning regarding her legal credentials after being repeatedly identified by Donald Trump as an attorney.
- When Trump was asked by the press on Tuesday where she passed the bar exam, the president looked back at his new press secretary and asked her, “Which state?” “When I moved to China,” she answered.
- Rep. Ted Lieu noted that American state bar exams cannot be taken in China, and an investigation found no record of Zacharia holding a law license in any U.S. state.
- Zacharia's career includes work for Chinese firm Zhong Lun, acting as general counsel for conservative group Fix California, and serving as a right-wing media commentator.
- Despite the scrutiny surrounding her credentials, the White House described Zacharia's first press briefing performance as powerful and commanding.
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