After Katie Zacharia’s debut as White House press secretary, her credentials are now being questioned

According to the Washington Post, "there's no evidence the new White House press secretary was admitted to practice law in the United States."[2]Yahoo News reports that Zacharia earned a law degree from Pepperdine University and has repeatedly called herself an attorney[3], but that she does not appear to be listed in the State Bar of California's attorney database, despite living and working in the state.[3]The Daily Beast reports that the independent outlet Popular Information says no publicly available evidence shows Zacharia ever passed a bar exam or was admitted to the bar in any state.[4]CNN reports that when a reporter pressed Trump about what state Zacharia passed the bar exam in, the president turned to his new press secretary, who was standing behind him.[5]According to CNN, Zacharia kept her first briefing to just 14 minutes, allowing for only five-and-a-half minutes of questions from three reporters[5]. CNN also reports that several White House officials are questioning how long Zacharia will keep the job[5].CBS News reports that critics called the briefing "awkward and stilted."[6]According to the Washington Post, Zacharia did break news at the briefing, announcing that Kimberly Guilfoyle had been asked to resign as ambassador to Greece[2].CNN reports that Trump told reporters, "I thought she was very good."[5] White House communications director Steven Cheung told CNN that "Katie is a fabulous and wonderful addition to the team."[5]