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Trump Press Secretary Faces Lawyer Credentials Scrutiny

Katie Zacharia, Donald Trump's new White House press secretary, is facing scrutiny over her repeated claims to be a lawyer, with no public record showing she has been licensed in the US states where she resided. Zacharia told The New York Times the confusion is the result of a misunderstanding. The reports also note her first press briefing was widely mocked, including by Jimmy Kimmel.

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Katie Zacharia Is Trump’s New Press Secretary. But Is She a Lawyer? NYTimes – US
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Katie Zacharia told The New York Times that the confusion over her legal credentials is the result of one big misunderstanding.

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Katie Zacharia Is Trump’s New Press Secretary. But Is She a Lawyer?NYTimes – US
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Katie Zacharia Is Trump’s New Press Secretary. But Is She a Lawyer?

Katie Zacharia told The New York Times that the confusion over her legal credentials is the result of one big misunderstanding.

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Trump’s new press secretary faces scrutiny over claims to be a lawyer

Katie Zacharia describes herself as a lawyer but no public record shows she has been licensed in the US states where she resided Donald Trump ’s new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, has repeatedly described herself as a lawyer. But when asked after her inaugural press briefing on Tuesday to name the state where she passed the bar exam, she replied curiously: “when I moved to China”. No public record shows she has ev…

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Jimmy Kimmel on Trump’s new press secretary: ‘Her reading is good for an 11-year-old’

The host roasted Katie Zacharia after her awkward and confusing first press conference Jimmy Kimmel reacted to the disastrous first day at work of the new White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia. Continue reading...

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