Katie Zacharia
Former White House press secretary, five days in October 2026
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She told Fox she’d been “a corporate lawyer” in Beijing. She hadn’t passed the California bar.
Asked where she passed the bar, she said, “I went to China.” She then confirmed she took the California bar and didn’t pass, and blamed “misinformation around the fact that I labeled myself a lawyer.” The White House called her “uniquely qualified and whip smart.” She was out after five days; an official said she was “transitioning into a new role.”