DC Council committee recommends expelling Trayon White amid bribery investigation

Published December 16, 2024 5:07pm ET



A committee has recommended that District of Columbia Councilman Trayon White lose his seat following accusations that he took over $150,000 in bribes.

A D.C. Council ad hoc committee unanimously voted Monday in favor of expelling White, who assumed office in 2017. The Democratic Ward 8 councilman will face a formal vote from the entire council at the end of next month when all of his colleagues will determine whether to follow the ad hoc committee’s recommendation and remove White from the district’s legislative body.

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