DC Council article White is facing possible voting of expulsion over the federal accusation of receiving bribes
Washington, DC, City Council, Trayon White is facing the potential expulsion of city leadership in the midst of a continuous trial for corruption over allegedly allegations.
FBI Arrested White in August 2024, stating that he took $ 150,000 myths to influence the city’s contract. Although the trial has yet to start, the FBI has discovered evidence that shows that the White has accepted envelopes full of money from the informant of the office. The City Council will vote on White’s expulsion later on Tuesday.
“This is the most important corruption,” said Council President Phil Mendelson in December. “There is only one cure: to remove corruption from our body. This incident damaged the public confidence that the Government must work well.”
Despite the accusations and the evidence equated against him, White was re -elected to the City Council in November, just three months after his arrest. His federal trial should begin in January 2026. He declared that he was not guilty.
The White Council Commission is talking to the media after the ad hoc of the City Council Committee to recommend him to expire in the midst of charges of bribery in Washington, DC, December 16, 2024. (Craig Hudson for Washington Post via Getty Images)
“I feel convinced that the people of Ward 8 spoke. I feel like I will win in a landslide but I’m still humble and prayer. I hope [it] sends a loud message to the DC Council to maintain decisions in the hands of people. “White said Wjla on the day of the election after the results made it clear that he would win.
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White’s expulsion would require a unanimous voting from 11 other members City council, And the public statements of the Council members do not look good for white.
DC Ward 8 Council article Trayon White, SR. He speaks at the Washington ribbon cutting ceremony, DC, November 21, 2024. (Craig Hudson for Washington Post via Getty Images)
“Council, White issued the confidence of his staff, council, agency and, above all, Ward 8 residents,” said Council member Kenian McDuffie, Democrat, at a preliminary hearing last week.
Mendelson, also a democrat, repeated McDuffi’s skepticism in a statement.
“Public [has to] They trust the Government, they must trust the legislative body, they must trust those who have been chosen, “he said.
A photograph from court documents shows Trayon White SR. which received an envelope containing a $ 5,000 payment. (Ministry of Justice USA)
Other members expressed hope that White would resign before the Council was forced to take measures.
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“I would like to resign,” said Council member Robert C. White Jr., also a Democrat, according to the Washington Post. “If you have violated the Council rules and you know that you have violated the Council rules, that the Council set through it is something to think about.”
Associated Press contributed to this report.
