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Maria Bartiromo spurned Trump’s press secretary job offer: ‘Taxpayers can’t compete’

President Donald Trump's first choice to be his press secretary turned him down for a better-paying gig, according to a new report. Before he settled on ousted White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia , the president wanted former Fox News host Maria Bartiromo for the job, Axios reported Friday, citing two senior Trump administration officials.…

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Raw Story· Oct 17, 2:55 AMMaria Bartiromo spurned Trump’s press secretary job offer: ‘Taxpayers can’t compete’

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White House's Katie Zacharia confirms she never passed bar examThe White House described Katie Zacharia as "uniquely qualified" to be the new press secretary.

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Trump’s New Press Secretary Straight-Up Admits She’s Not a LawyerThe mystery of Katie Zacharia’s legal credentials has finally been solved: She doesn’t have any. The brand-new White House press secretary appeared on the right-wing media outlet Real America’s Voice Thursday for an interview with Pizzagate conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec and attempted to put the whole “lawyer” thing to bed. “A lot of the…

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Bar exam bombshell pours cold water on Katie Zacharia’s repeated lawyer claims: WSJPresident Donald Trump's newly installed press secretary has long presented herself as a lawyer, but a bombshell report raises serious doubts about that claim. Katie Zacharia never passed a bar exam in the United States, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. She took the California bar after finishing law school at Pepperdine University in 2011 and…

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Did Trump’s New Press Secretary Lie About Being a Lawyer?The incoming White House press secretary has made a name for herself as an on-air legal expert, claiming she’s an attorney. But is she? Katie Zacharia is not actually licensed to practice law anywhere in the country, according to a report published Tuesday by Popular Info ’s Judd Legum. The 42-year-old obtained her J.D. from Pepperdine Caruso Law in…

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'Sick cannibals': Unearthed posts expose new Trump press secretary's bonkers beliefsNewly appointed White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia openly promoted conspiracy theories that suggested President Donald Trump retained control of the U.S. military while out of office and that Democrats supported satanic child abuse rituals, Popular Information uncovered Sunday. Zacharia has already drawn scrutiny over her controversial deleted…

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