Katie Zakaria, who started her work at the White House on Monday, had previously stated that she practiced law before entering politics. Trump also introduced her as an attorney.
New White House Press Secretary Katie Zakaria has admitted that she failed the bar exam. Her legal career before her appointment as the chief spokesperson for U.S. President Donald Trump has become a subject of intense public scrutiny, writes BBC.
Zakaria, who started her work at the White House on Monday, had previously stated that she practiced law before entering politics. Trump also introduced her as an attorney.
In the U.S., law school graduates are not allowed to practice law until they obtain admission to practice in the relevant state.
During her first briefing on October 13, in response to a journalist's question about which state she passed the exam necessary to obtain attorney status in the U.S., Zakaria, in Trump's presence, said: "When I moved to China."
In a later statement to the press, Zakaria said she had "practiced international transactional law, possessing all necessary qualifications."
The White House did not clarify whether she had taken the bar exam in any U.S. state or other jurisdictions.
On Thursday, Zakaria admitted in an interview with Fox News that she failed the exam.
"You didn't pass the bar exam, right?" she was asked in the interview, which aired late Thursday evening on Fox News' Hannity program.
"Yes," Zakaria replied to host Sean Hannity.
When Hannity clarified whether she had attempted to retake the exam, she responded: "No, I have not."
In 2011, Zakaria earned her law degree from Pepperdine University.
After graduation, she moved to China, where she worked as a lawyer at a Chinese law firm.
According to her, she was allowed to call herself a lawyer but was advised not to use the word "attorney."
Zakaria held her first briefing on October 13. According to many journalists, it was unsuccessful. The speech lasted about 15 minutes and consisted mainly of enumerating Trump's achievements.
During her opening remarks, she barely looked up from the prepared text on paper and generally sounded unconvincing.
After that, she only allowed three journalists to ask questions, and then she left. Trump, after the speech, said that he thought "she did very well."
In an interview with Fox News, Zakaria stated that she had very little time to prepare but believed she handled the task.
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