Hannity takes Zacharia to task over legal credentials

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Trending on The Hill - October 16, 2026

Trending on The Hill - October 16, 2026

Fox News host Sean Hannity pressed new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia on her first briefing with reporters this week and her claiming to be an attorney despite not passing the bar exam.

Hannity began his interview of Zacharia on Thursday evening saying, “I know this is a widely viewed interview for you,” in an apparent reference to President Trump, who is a close friend of the Fox host and watches his show regularly.

The host called Zacharia’s first press briefing “widely panned” and noted questions have been raised about her legal credentials and the length of her first briefing, which lasted less than 15 minutes.

“What happened, how did you feel it went personally?” he asked her.

“I was asked to start on Monday, which was........

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