3 days on the job - and Trump's new press secretary is already in trouble

Trump's new White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, is facing controversy just days after taking office. Investigations by leading US media outlets have found no law license in her name, despite her presenting herself as an attorney in television interviews and on social media. The explanations she provided have only deepened the storm.

President Donald Trump's new White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, is facing controversy just days after taking office. Investigations by leading US media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post, have found no law license in her name, despite her presenting herself as an attorney in television interviews and on social media. The storm began when a journalist asked her in which state she passed the bar exam, and she replied twice, "When I moved to China." She later claimed it was a misunderstanding caused by helicopter engine noise. Leavitt completed a law degree at Pepperdine University in 2011, but according to reports, she failed the California bar exam. An investigation by journalist Judd Legum counted 18 appearances on Fox News under the legal title. A watchdog group filed a complaint with the California State Bar demanding an investigation into her conduct, as the state law defines impersonating a licensed attorney as a criminal offense. Her claims regarding her legal work in China also raise doubts: experts on Chinese law clarified that foreign citizens are not allowed to take the bar exam in China or practice Chinese law.