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Trump’s new press secretary faces questions over over claim she passed bar exam in China
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to China. The first report grouped here was at 13 Oct 2026, 20:43 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Trump’s new press secretary faces questions over over claim she passed bar exam in China”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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Katie Zacharia, US President Donald Trump’s newly appointed White House press secretary, faces questions about her legal credentials after telling reporters on Tuesday that she passed a bar exam “when I moved to China”, without identifying the jurisdiction. Zacharia, who has repeatedly described herself as a lawyer, made the remark…
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- First reported by South China Morning Post Asia
Trump press secretary Katie Zacharia says she passed bar exam in China, raising eyebrows
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Trump’s new press secretary faces questions over over claim she passed bar exam in China
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- South China Morning PostTrump press secretary Katie Zacharia says she passed bar exam in China, raising eyebrows