A D.C. Council committee has voted to recommend expelling Ward 8 member Trayon White from the council. The motion to expel White, who is facing a federal bribery charge, was adopted unanimously by the ad hoc committee. He’s accused of taking cash from a business owner in exchange for influencing government officials to renew city contracts. The alleged transaction was caught on video In a statement, council Chair Phil Mendelson said the council’…

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DC Council committee votes unanimously to expel member Trayon White

A D.C. Council ad hoc committee voted unanimously Monday for expelling council member Trayon White after an independent investigation determined the Ward 8 Democrat took thousands of dollars in bribes to influence city government contracts.

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D.C. Council ad hoc committee votes for expelling Trayon White amid federal bribery case

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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 commit…

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A committee of the D.C. Council voted Monday to recommend expelling member Trayon White after an independent investigation said there was “substantial evidence” White accepted bribes and violated the Council’s code of conduct. On Monday morning, Chairman Phil Mendelson made a motion to expel White during an Ad Hoc Committee meeting. “Let’s cut through the legal jargon. Trayon White is accused of taking bribes,” Mendelson said in a statement. “Th…

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A committee of the DC Council voted to recommend the expulsion of District 8 member Trayon White from the council. The motion to expel White, who faces a federal bribery charge, was unanimously adopted by the ad hoc committee. He is charged with accepting cash from an entrepreneur in exchange for influencing government officials to renew city contracts. The alleged transaction was captured on video In a statement, the council president, Phil Men…

Un comité del Consejo de DC votó para recomendar expulsar al miembro del Distrito 8 Trayon White del consejo.   La moción para expulsar a White, quien enfrenta un cargo federal de soborno, fue adoptada por unanimidad por el comité ad hoc. Se le acusa de aceptar dinero en efectivo de un empresario a cambio de influir en funcionarios del gobierno para que renovaran contratos de la ciudad. La presunta transacción fue captada en video   En una decla…

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DC Council committee unanimously votes to expel member Trayon White

The ad hoc committee investigating bribery allegations against Washington, D.C. Councilmember Trayon White has voted to recommend the expulsion of the embattled lawmaker. This unanimous decision follows the committee's review of a damning report, which found "substantial evidence" that White violated the D.C. Code of Conduct in office.

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DC Council committee votes to recommend Trayon White for expulsion amid bribery allegations

From the Office of DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson: “DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson had the following statement on the recommendation of the Ad Hoc Committee that Trayon White be expelled: “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 p…

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DC Council Chairman Mendelson “on the recommendation of the Ad Hoc Committee that Trayon White be expelled”: “There is only one remedy: to remove the corruption from our body.”

By D. Kevin McNeirSpecial to the AFROOn September 17, an ad hoc committee of the D.C. Council, chaired by At-Large Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie, began its initial steps in pursuing an independent investigation into allegedly illegal actions of Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White, who was arrested in August by the FBI and charged with bribery. However, McDuffie made it clear that the committee did not presume to be a court that would attempt to…

DC Council committee votes unanimously to expel member Trayon White

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