[UPDATE] Press secretary Katie Zacharia failed the 2011 California bar but called herself a lawyer for years
Trump introduced her as "an attorney" when he named her.
She called the result "somewhat inconsequential" because she was moving to China, though only Chinese nationals may take China's bar exam.
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On Oct. 10, Trump named Truth Social adviser Katie Zacharia White House press secretary, replacing Karoline Leavitt, who left in late August. On Oct. 13, CNN surfaced her conspiracy-laced posts, and her first briefing (the first since Sept. 3) lasted 14 minutes and took questions from three outlets.
- Trump called her "an attorney" when he announced her appointment on Oct. 10.
- Watchdog groups have asked California authorities to investigate her for unauthorized practice of law.
- California law allows up to 1 year in jail for falsely claiming to be a lawyer, per NBC News.