White House Defends Press Secretary Katie Zacharia Amid Questions Over Legal Credentials

The White House is defending Press Secretary Katie Zacharia after questions arose over her legal credentials following President Trump's introduction of her as an attorney. Zacharia graduated from Pepperdine University's law school in 2011 but reportedly did not pass the California bar exam. A watchdog group, Campaign for Accountability, has filed a complaint with the California State Bar seeking an investigation into whether she represented herself as authorized to practice law without a valid license.

A formal complaint filed Wednesday by the watchdog group Campaign for Accountability asks the California State Bar to examine whether Zacharia — who, at 42, finished her studies at Pepperdine University's law school in 2011 but did not pass the California bar examination, a news outlet reported — repeatedly held herself out as authorised to practise law without holding a licence, conduct the state treats as a criminal matter, even as the White House communications director described her as a capable choice for the appointment and Zacharia's own release stated she had practised international transaction law with all the necessary credentials.

White House Defends Press Secretary Katie Zacharia Amid Questions Over Legal Credentials

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