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White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia failed the California Bar exam (www.advocate.com)

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President Donald Trump called Katie Zacharia an attorney. Now she admits her law school told her not to use that word.

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[–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The Times also noted that the White House announcement described her as general counsel for Fix California,… A person familiar with her tenure told the Journal that she directed and served as the organization's point of contact for outside lawyers

This is a way way bigger deal than her calling herself a lawyer casually IMO. If someone studied law then in some technicality they can say theyre a “lawyer” without claiming to be an attorney.

But the phrase “General Counsel” is a title that specifically means someone is the head in-house attorney employed by a company. There is no ambiguity. That is absolutely false representation. She was basically a receptionist or coordinator for actual attorneys

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_counsel