White House press secretary Katie Zacharia said Thursday that she has never passed a bar exam and has not been an attorney, while defending her description of her legal background in an interview with Jack Posobiec.
The New York Times reported that Zacharia said she had not misrepresented her legal career. The Guardian reported that she said it was unknown how often she would engage with reporters or hold press briefings. She also discussed her brief initial briefing and said she expected to be portrayed on “Saturday Night Live,” according to the Times and Daily Beast. The Guardian said her first briefing came six days after her appointment, while the Times described the interview as occurring four days into her role.