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A recently expelled D.C. Council member has won the seat from which he was removed five months ago after being charged with accepting cash bribes.
Trayon White is set to reclaim the seat he vacated back in February when members of the D.C. Council voted unanimously to remove him from the position, a first in the city’s history.
In August 2024, the FBI arrested White after he was accused by federal authorities of agreeing to accept $156,000 in bribes. His trial is scheduled to begin in January 2026. White denies any wrongdoing and is pleading not guilty in the federal case, despite apparent video of him pocketing allegedly cash-stuffed envelopes.
District of Columbia councilmember elect Trayon White, center, pumps his fist as he arrives to his Ward 8 special election watch party, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
DC COUNCIL EXPELS TRAYON WHITE FOLLOWING FEDERAL BRIBERY CHARGE
A Justice Department statement from August 2024 alleges that White agreed to accept the bribes in exchange for “using his official position to pressure renewal” of contracts valued at $5.2 million.
White was allowed to run in the special election because he had not been convicted of a felony.
“So we sent a message loud and clear to D.C. City Council that Trayon White is here to stay,” White said in his victory speech, according to the Associated Press, which called the race. The outlet added that the troubled ousted council member told the story of his return to office as one of resilience and redemption.
Trayon White is sworn in another term during the Swearing in Ceremony of members of the Council of the District of Coilumbia at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 2, 2025. (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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Now, D.C. Council members are facing a choice: Do they allow White…
