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UPDATED Oct 15, 2026 at 6:08 PM ET
Oct 14, 2026 at 4:12 PM ET
Zacharia says she failed California bar exam
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White House press secretary Katie Zacharia said she did not pass the California bar exam after graduating from Pepperdine University’s law school in 2011. In an interview with conservative commentator Jack Posobiec on Real America’s Voice on Thursday, she called the result “somewhat inconsequential,” days after saying she had passed a bar exam after moving to China.
WHO: White House press secretary Katie Zacharia
WHAT: Zacharia said she did not pass the California bar exam.
WHEN: Oct 15, 2026
WHERE: USA
WHY: Zacharia said she considered the result inconsequential because she believed she would not need a bar exam in China.
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