Watchdog asks California bar to probe Katie Zacharia's lawyer claims

A nonpartisan government watchdog has filed a complaint with the State Bar of California requesting an investigation into newly appointed White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia following reports that she is not licensed to practice law in the state. Zacharia, a resident of California who has repeatedly referred to herself as a lawyer, held her first briefing as White House press secretary on Tuesday amid reports that the Pepperdine Caruso School of Law graduate may not have passed the bar in California or in any other state. Asked Tuesday where she passed the bar, she told reporters outside the White House, "When I moved to China." Campaign for Accountability filed its complaint with the State Bar of California on Wednesday, saying if it is accurate that she is not licensed to practice law in the state, she may be breaking California law by publicly claiming she is entitled to practice law while being unlicensed. "Ms. Zacharia has represented herself as a lawyer repeatedly to buttress her reputation and credibility as a television commentator and now as the White House spokesperson,