Katie Zacharia appears to confirm she didn't pass the bar exam
- Katie Zacharia finally admits she failed the California bar—but blames a distracted newlywed brain and a one-way ticket to China.
- The press secretary with a law degree but no license apparently thinks 'legal analysis' is just lawyer cosplay with extra steps.
- Watchdogs file formal complaints over possible unlicensed lawyering; White House insists she practiced with 'all the appropriate credentials'—which apparently means none.
- Her defense: She was told she could call herself a 'lawyer' because law school counts, but 'attorney at law' is for the overachievers.
- The only thing more embarrassing than failing the bar is getting caught lying about it on national TV for years.
Brief Summary
The new White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia, has finally shuffled awkwardly into the light, confirming she failed the California bar exam—an outcome she dismisses as 'somewhat inconsequential' because she was too busy swooning over her new husband and booking flights to China back in 2011. Apparently, the bar exam is just a nuisance when you have a marriage and a time zone change to obsess over.
Why This Matters
This matters because the person paid to spin the nation's news can't even spin her own résumé without tripping into a legal gray zone. If you're making policy decisions or relying on the White House to tell you the truth, a press secretary telling you what's 'legal analysis' versus 'legal advice' is like a pharmacist explaining why they flunked chemistry—reassuring, right?