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White House press secretary under Donald Trump, succeeding Karoline Leavitt; previously a DHS spokesperson and Trump Media communications staffer.
Business Insider checked records in all 50 states and DC and found no evidence of a bar admission for press secretary Katie Zacharia. Recruiters quoted in the article say a candidate's answer to a discrepancy settles the offer.
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White House press secretary Katie Zacharia told Fox News she did not pass the bar, six days after Trump called her an attorney. Her law degree is documented, but her answers on licensure shifted across appearances until Hannity asked directly.
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Katie Zacharia held her first briefing as White House press secretary on Tuesday, the sixth person in the job under Trump. The count is high against recent presidents, but all three tenures under a year came before Leavitt.
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Katie Zacharia, Trump's new press secretary, ended her first briefing after 14 minutes and three questions, all from conservative-leaning outlets. The list points to a planned format, but one stumbling debut does not yet show a posture different from Leavitt's.
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Two groups asked California's bar to investigate whether press secretary Katie Zacharia broke state law by calling herself a lawyer. Law professors told Business Insider a general counsel title without admission could count against her in a later application.
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White House press secretary Katie Zacharia tied $54 billion of Korea's up-to-$200 billion US energy package to Alaska LNG on Tuesday. Seoul's trade ministry says the project is not finalized and needs a commercial-viability review first.
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Donald Trump on Friday picked Katie Zacharia, a senior communications adviser at Trump Media & Technology Group, as his next White House press secretary. For the investors in the company that owns Truth Social, the governance question is whether she quits, and no report yet answers it.
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