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8 outlets · filed 15 October 2026

White House's Katie Zacharia confirms she never passed bar exam

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The White House described Katie Zacharia as "uniquely qualified" to be the new press secretary.

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What the coverage shows

Most outlets focus on the same basic point, that Katie Zacharia did not pass the bar exam or lacks clear bar registration, with CBS, ABC, NBC, the New York Times and the Guardian all foregrounding that confirmation. BBC frames it more as a White House defense of her credentials, while NBC and Forbes emphasize the debate over whether she can be called a lawyer. Wired is the outlier, using the attention on her credentials to highlight a separate detail about her past affiliate marketing work.

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