6 days ago · Trayon White, who cinched sweeping re-election to a third term representing Ward 8 despite his ongoing tangle with a federal bribery charge, was removed from office Tuesday. The DC Council’s unanimous vote to oust White marks the first time the governing body has expelled a member in its 51-year history.

Trayon White (born May 11, 1984) is an American politician from Washington, D.C. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Ward 8 on the Council of the District of Columbia from January 2017 to February 2025. [1]

4 days ago · Council Expels Trayon White, Accepts Transfer of RFK Stadium Site. February 07, 2025. News; In a vote bolstered by video evidence and a report by outside legal counsel, but unprecedented in fifty years of Home Rule history, the Council unanimously and immediately expelled Councilmember Trayon White from his Ward 8 Council seat.

6 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — The D.C. Council voted unanimously Tuesday to expel Councilmember Trayon White, who faces a federal trial on charges of taking tens of thousands of dollars in bribes to influence city contract decisions. White, 40, was arrested by the FBI last August. His federal trial won’t start until January 2026, but preliminary ...

6 days ago · The D.C. Council voted unanimously Tuesday to expel council member Trayon White Sr., a searing and unprecedented rebuke stemming from federal allegations that he took $35,000 in bribes from a ...

6 days ago · The D.C. Council voted unanimously Tuesday to expel Councilmember Trayon White, who was arrested last summer on a federal bribery charge and accused of accepting $35,000 cash.

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.

Dec 12, 2024 · Investigators found “substantial evidence” that Ward 8 Council member Trayon White, who is facing a federal bribery charge, violated several rules of the D.C. Council’s Code of Official Conduct....