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Trump press secretary Katie Zacharia faces questions over China bar exam claim

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Katie Zacharia, Donald Trump's new White House press secretary, is facing scrutiny over her claim of passing a bar exam in China. While Zacharia has referred to herself as a lawyer and worked at a Beijing law firm, investigations by reporters have failed to find any record of her legal admission in the United States across multiple states and Washington D.C. AI

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Trump press secretary Katie Zacharia faces questions over China bar exam claim

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Teresa Elena Frontado ·

    Trump press secretary Katie Zacharia says she passed bar exam in China, raising eyebrows

    Katie Zacharia, US President Donald Trump’s newly appointed White House press secretary, faces questions about her legal credentials after telling reporters on Tuesday that she passed a bar exam “when I moved to China”, without identifying the jurisdiction. Zacharia, who has repe…

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