White House press secretary Katie Zacharia did not pass bar exam: Sources

What happened: ABC News sources say White House press secretary Katie Zacharia did not pass the bar exam. Zacharia said she took the California bar after her 2011 Pepperdine law degree but called the results "somewhat inconsequential." Key numbers: Pepperdine law degree, 2011; Wall Street Journal report says she sat for the bar in 2011. Why it matters: Scrutiny followed a Popular Information report finding no evidence she was licensed to practice law. Zacharia says she calls herself a lawyer, not an attorney at law, and never presented herself as a practicing attorney. Coverage: 9 outlets in 24h

ABC News sources say White House press secretary Katie Zacharia did not pass the bar exam. Zacharia said she took the California bar after her 2011 Pepperdine law degree but called the results "somewhat inconsequential."

Scrutiny followed a Popular Information report finding no evidence she was licensed to practice law. Zacharia says she calls herself a lawyer, not an attorney at law, and never presented herself as a practicing attorney.