Katie Zacharia admits she never passed the bar exam
In an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity on 15 October 2026, White House press secretary Katie Zacharia said she had sat a bar examination, failed it and never tried again.
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In an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity on 15 October 2026, White House press secretary Katie Zacharia said she had sat a bar examination, failed it and never tried again. She also talked about her years in China and why she had called herself a lawyer, after days of scrutiny over her credentials.
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Factrail. (2026). Katie Zacharia admits she never passed the bar exam. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/zacharia-acknowledges-failing-bar-examination-2026-10-15
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