白宫新闻秘书凯蒂·扎卡里亚多次在国家电视台声称自己是律师，但美国任何州的律师协会都未查到她的执业记录1。加州律师协会向美联社确认，在其已婚名字或娘家名字下均无执业记录1。投诉人查阅佛罗里达州律师名录并以五种不同方式搜索，同样未发现相关信息1。
针对这些声称，投诉人已向佛罗里达州律师协会和加州律师协会提交非法执业律师投诉，并将副本发送给洛杉矶和文图拉县检察官1。扎卡里亚曾在被问及通过哪个州律师考试时回答"当我移居中国时"1。根据公开记录，她持有佩珀代因法学院法律学位1，并在8月14日播客中自称为该校毕业、曾在北京从事公司法律工作的律师1。此外，她在10月5日纽约广播节目中表示"我是律师"1，其X账号简历自2025年9月起标注为"总律师（Fix California）| 律师"1。
在法律层面，佛罗里达州法律第454.23条规定，声称自己有资格在该州执业法律但未获授权的人构成三级重罪，可判监禁最长五年1。加州营业与职业法第6126(a)条则规定，每一次声称自己在执业或有资格执业律师都算一次违法，加州检控机关对轻罪有一年时限1。根据记录，扎卡里亚在2026年6月任职于总部位于佛罗里达州萨拉索塔的特朗普媒体与技术集团1。
Katie Zachariah, White House Press Secretary, has been accused of falsely claiming to be a licensed attorney despite holding no active bar membership in any U.S. state.1 A complaint has been filed with the Florida Bar and California Bar Association alleging unlicensed practice of law, with copies sent to prosecutors in Los Angeles and Ventura counties.1
Zachariah holds a law degree from Pepperdine Law School but maintains no active bar license.1 The California Bar Association confirmed to the Associated Press that no record exists for her under either her married name or maiden name.1 A search of the Florida Bar directory conducted in five different ways returned no results.1 When asked which state bar exam she had passed, Zachariah responded: "When I moved to China."1
Public records show Zachariah has repeatedly identified herself as a lawyer in recent months.1 On August 14, she described herself on a podcast as a Pepperdine Law School graduate who practices corporate law in Beijing.1 On October 5, she stated "I'm a lawyer" during an appearance on 77 WABC radio.1 Her X account biography has included the designation "General Counsel (Fix California) | Attorney" since September 2025.1 As of June 2026, she served as Senior Communications Advisor at Trump Media & Technology Group, a Florida corporation headquartered in Sarasota.1
Under Florida law, falsely claiming to be qualified to practice law constitutes a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years imprisonment.1 California law treats each instance of claiming to be a practicing or qualified attorney as a separate violation, with prosecutors subject to a one-year statute of limitations for misdemeanor charges.1
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