A Trump administration official argued that the White House press secretary could technically be considered a “lawyer.” Legal experts have disputed that argument.

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia did not pass the California bar exam when she took it after graduating from law school, according to a senior administration official.

The official argued that Zacharia could technically be considered a “lawyer,” though not an attorney. Donald Trump referred to Zacharia as an “attorney” in his Truth Social post announcing that he was tapping her as press secretary.

But several lawyers told NBC News that “lawyer” is widely understood to refer to someone who has passed the bar exam and is licensed to practice law.

Zacharia’s failure to pass the bar exam was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. The new White House press secretary is facing questions about her legal credentials after the White House has not said whether Zacharia, who has repeatedly referred to herself as a lawyer, passed the bar exam.

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[–] 85 points 2 days ago (11 children)

She passed the most important test for this regime: the ability to brazenly lie to the public.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    She was tapped for numerous reason.

    1. Dumb idiots like to stare at “attractive” (atrocious plastic pieces of shit).
    2. people in echo chambers like to be reinsured of their own beliefs.
    3. cause as many distractions as possible for the failing governments promises before the midterms.

    At the core all this current admin has done is prevent the Epstein files and allowed corruption to the highest degree.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago

    Her face bothers me, I think she's had plastic surgery, although actually rather well done compared to the other maga personalities like loomer and gillfoyle and the like. Her fake tits are way way overdone how does anyone want that idk.

    Both Eric and Ivanka both have had plastic surgery to their faces too by the way. Check the before and after pictures.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    Trump has alternative meanings to common words.

    Why is he in charge of ANYTHING???

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  • [–] 5 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    Because he told the idiots he would make everything better. But in Trump language that means better for himself and his cronies, not the idiots that voted for him.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago*

    I would say it's because he promised to be cruel to the people that many morons have been convinced to hate. I honestly cannot say I ever get the feeling that conservatives get very focused on actually making anything better. If they ever did, all a politician needs to do is point at the better thing supposedly helping their "enemies" and it would be back to focusing on "making things fair," ie. Hurting minorities and the left.

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