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A Washington, D.C. committee tasked with investigating bribery allegations against City Councilmember Trayon White Sr. voted on Monday to recommend the lawmaker be expelled for allegedly accepting over $150,000 in bribes.
The committee voted unanimously to recommend White be expelled, after reviewing a report that found “substantial evidence” that the councilman violated the D.C. Code of Conduct while in office.
Following the vote, D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson released a statement about the committee’s decision.
“Let’s cut through the legal jargon. Trayon White is accused of taking bribes,” Mendelson said. “The prosecutors have established probable cause, our own independent investigation found substantial evidence that he took bribes, and public servants are prohibited from taking bribes. This is quintessential corruption.
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DC Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White, Sr. speaks at a ribbon cutting ceremony for The Asberry, the first on-site building constructed at Barry FarmHillsdale in Washington, DC on November 21, 2024. (Craig Hudson for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
“There is only one remedy: to remove the corruption from our body,” the councilman later added. “This incident has damaged the public trust necessary for government to function well. Anything less than expulsion will not rectify the situation.”
Over the summer, White was arrested on a federal bribery charge after being accused of accepting over $150,000 from an associate in exchange for extending violence interruption contracts.
In response to the allegations, the ad hoc committee of the council commissioned an independent investigation, which was conducted by the law firm Latham and Watkins LLP.
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D.C. Councilman Trayon White Sr. departs the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse on September…
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