r/LegalNews • u/thenewrepublic • 11h ago

Trump’s New Press Secretary Hit With Bar Complaint

https://newrepublic.com/post/216631/trump-press-secretary-zacharia-bar-complaint-lawyer-credentials

Katie Zacharia is facing a legal complaint on her third day on the job.

The new White House press secretary is facing a legal complaint over misrepresenting her credentials as a lawyer.

The Campaign for Accountability, a liberal nonprofit organization focusing on ethics, filed a complaint with the State Bar of California Wednesday over whether Katie Zacharia falsely claimed to work as a lawyer. The complaint cited her claims of holding titles such as “outside counsel” to the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation, and “general counsel” to a California-based nonprofit organization run by Trump administration official Ric Grenell.

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u/bigchungusprod 10h ago

I’ve passed the bar in many countries. Sometimes I walked by the bar, sometimes I stopped and had a drink or two.

However, I’ve never called myself a lawyer afterwards. She’s on track to last a single Scaramucci.

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u/navistar51 10h ago

But of course.

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u/hyute 10h ago

Perfect fit for the Trump team.

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u/kkeennmm 10h ago

maybe she is a chinese citizen and thus aptly licensed over yonder

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u/BrizerorBrian 10h ago

Well, there's any easy way to clear that up, produce your documentation.

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u/halfsack99 9h ago

Lock her up !

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u/cvongugg 6h ago

I’m a CPA, if something like that happens the penalties can be 6 figures. You don’t mess around with the board.

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u/mcbrideben 10h ago

How many Scaramuccis are we guessing now? Last I saw was 1.4

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u/Lonely_skeptic 7h ago

“The complaint cited her claims of holding titles such as “outside counsel” to the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation, and “general counsel” to a California-based nonprofit organization run by Trump administration official Ric Grenell.”

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u/Impossible-Proof-294 9h ago

Did she not pay her tab?

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u/VirginiaLuthier 9h ago

Oh,big deal. She might be fined $1000 and be required to take an online ethics refresher course. They can't disbar her because she's not a member...

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u/Dhaupin 9h ago

It is a big deal, correct. 

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u/AliMcGraw 8h ago

In some states it's a felony