New White House press secretary says she's a lawyer. Is she?

There's been a lot of talk about the White House's new press secretary and her awkward debut. So my president, excuse me, my husband, that's a good one. But even more is being said about Katie Zacharias' claim to be a lawyer. It is true she studied law at Pepperdine University. But the State Bar of California told CNBC News it has no record of Zacharias ever being licensed to practice law in California. On her first day, reporters asked her where she passed the bar. She's an attorney. Where did she pass the bar exam? Which state? Where did she tell us? China. She told Real America's Voice she took the exam before moving to China with her husband. The results are somewhat inconsequential because I knew I wouldn't need the bar in China. And we left shortly thereafter. And she defended her work with a legal firm in China. I had enough credentials, which was my law degree, to be able to do this practice. But the real sticking point is that she has repeatedly called herself a lawyer in this country and right here on her LinkedIn, where it says she was a general counsel to Fix California, a conservative political organization run by a Trump ally. One does not become a lawyer in the United States until one takes the bar exam and then undergoes the character and fitness review and is sworn in as a member of the bar. So she is not a lawyer. The more serious problem isn't just that she was referring to herself as a lawyer, but that she referred to herself as the general counsel for Fix California. Richard Painter was chief ethics lawyer to President George W. Bush, and he signed a letter to the State Bar of California demanding an investigation, citing the state's business and professions code, which says, falsely saying you're a lawyer is a criminal offense punishable by fine or incarceration of up to a year in jail. The controversy now comedy fodder online and on late night. I have a feeling the only bar she passes is from Drybar. But Richard Painter says this raises questions of truth and integrity around the world's most famous podium. We'd like to have a press secretary who is telling the truth about everything to the press. Now, that may be a very, very high standard. It wasn't always met in the Biden administration either, I should emphasize. But this certainly isn't a good start. With respect to trustworthiness with the press. But that may be moot. Prediction markets are blowing up with bets on how long Zakaria will last in the job.