1 day ago · WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White maintained his innocence during a public expulsion hearing with the D.C. Council on Tuesday. “On behalf of Councilmember Trayon White Senior, he denies those charges and specifications,” said his attorney Frederick Cooke Jr. An ad hoc committee launched an independent investigation into White’s conduct following […]

Trayon White (born May 11, 1984) is an American politician from Washington, D.C. A member of the Democratic Party, he has represented Ward 8 on the Council of the District of Columbia since 2017. He was first elected to the council in 2016 in his second attempt for the position, which had been held by former mayor Marion Barry prior to his ...

1 day ago · The attorney for D.C. Councilmember Trayon White argued a procedural issue should keep the council from removing him. White appeared before the council Tuesday alongside his attorney, Fred Cooke ...

3 days ago · WASHINGTON — The DC Council is set to hold a public hearing on Tuesday to discuss the potential expulsion of re-elected Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White. This hearing comes more than three ...

2 days ago · WASHINGTON, D.C. - D.C. Council member Trayon White, faces a hearing on Tuesday to determine whether he will be expelled from the council after being charged with a federal count of bribery.

2 days ago · Trayon White Sr. departs the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse on Sept. 12, in Washington, D.C. White was arraigned and pleaded not guilty in federal court on federal bribery charges ...

Aug 20, 2024 · Washington, DC, Councilman Trayon White allegedly engaged in a bribery scheme to use his elected position to keep government contracts flowing to two companies, federal prosecutors say,...

Aug 19, 2024 · WASHINGTON – Trayon White Sr., the D.C. Councilmember representing Ward 8, was arrested yesterday on a criminal complaint charging him with bribery. White, 40, is Chair of the Council’s Committee on Recreation, Libraries and Youth Affairs, which oversees several agencies including the D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS).

Sep 17, 2024 · The D.C. Council has stripped member Trayon White of his committee leadership following his arrest last month on federal bribery charges.

Aug 20, 2024 · Council member Trayon White allegedly accepted cash in a recorded meeting on June 26, per the FBI. Images courtesy of affidavit. More cash allegedly followed. On Aug. 8, the individual allegedly texted White for an update on contract renewals, asking if White needed him to "bring anything."