Katie Zacharia's Claim that She Passed the Bar in China

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

The questions about Zacharia's legal credentials and her fumbling answers resulted in a flood of national and international news coverage.

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Katie Zacharia, the new White House press secretary, graduated with a law degree from Pepperdine University in 2011.
But The Post could not find any active or expired bar admissions under her married or maiden names. [image or embed]
-- The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) 10:00 PM Â· Oct 13, 2026

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A tiki bar?

#1 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-10-14 10:37 AM | Reply

Soooooo she must have a better understanding of Portuguese law since Chinese law is based on that... so fire her and send her to Brazil.

#2 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2026-10-14 10:48 AM | Reply

Zacharia repeatedly used Truth Social to promote Pizzagate and other fringe conspiracy theories. Pizzagate, which originated in the closing days of the 2016 presidential campaign, is the unfounded conspiracy that prominent Democrats, including Hillary Clinton and her 2016 presidential campaign chairman, John Podesta, were involved in a child sex trafficking ring.

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#3 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-10-14 10:50 AM | Reply

I have come across some people who have earned a law degree to further their careers, but they are still not permitted to use the protected titles "Attorney" or "Attorney-at-Law" unless they have passed the Bar exam.

#4 | Posted by ExpectingReign at 2026-10-14 10:50 AM | Reply

China does not let non-citizens of China sit for the bar.

legalknowledgebase.com

Can a foreign lawyer work in China?
only people who have passed that country's bar exam may practice law. China is unlike the US, however, in that it does not allow non-citizens to sit the Chinese bar.

She's a fooking liar just like every other person in the administration. Problem is, she is not good at it.

#5 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-10-14 11:15 AM | Reply

She will not even last one full scaramucci.

#6 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-10-14 11:16 AM | Reply

Scaramucci, Scaramucci, can you do the Zachdango?

#7 | Posted by El_Buscador at 2026-10-14 11:28 AM | Reply