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Katie Zacharia's legal background sparks scrutiny after China bar remark

short by Ishita Ranganath / on Wednesday, 14 October, 2026
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia faced scrutiny after responding, "When I moved to China", when asked which US state's bar exam she had passed. She holds a law degree and worked at a Beijing law firm; however, reports found no record of her admission to practise law in the US. Zacharia said she practised transactional law with appropriate credentials.
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