Councilmember Trayon White speaks to the media following the D.C. City Council Ad Hoc Committee voting to recommend him for expulsion amid bribery allegations in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 16, 2024. (Photo by Craig Hudson)
Despite being expelled, White remains eligible to run in a special election that will now be held for his vacant seat, according to WUSA 9.
The Justice Department, citing a criminal complaint charging White with bribery, alleged that "beginning in June 2024, White corruptly agreed to accept $156,000 in cash payments in exchange for using his position as a D.C. Councilmember to pressure government employees at [the] Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement and [the] D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services to extend several D.C. contracts."
White, who has pleaded not guilty to those allegations, reportedly faces up to 15 years in prison if he is convicted. A jury trial in the case is set for January 2026.
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Trayon White Sr. departs the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse on Sept. 12, 2024, in Washington, D.C. White was arraigned and plead not guilty in federal court on a federal bribery charge following an arrest by the FBI on Aug. 18. (Michael A. McCoy for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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"I am humbled. I don't know what's ahead, but I know God is good and his mercy endures forever," White told WJLA earlier this week.
Fox News' Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.
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