{"id":2326789,"date":"2024-08-19T12:39:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T16:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-dc-lawmaker-arrested-by-fbi\/"},"modified":"2024-08-19T12:42:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T16:42:16","slug":"democratic-dc-lawmaker-arrested-by-fbi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-dc-lawmaker-arrested-by-fbi\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic DC Lawmaker Arrested by FBI"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocratic-dc-lawmaker-arrested-by-fbi%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2326789&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A member of Washington\u2063 D.C.&#8217;s City Council, Trayon White Sr., was arrested by the FBI on Sunday. The reason for \u200bhis arrest has not been\u200d disclosed. As he campaigns \u200bfor re-election this November, Council Chair Phil Mendelson emphasized the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-has-signed-40-executive-orders-and-actions-since-taking-office\/\" title=\"Biden has signed 40 executive orders and actions since taking office\">public trust<\/a> and\u2062 integrity among\u200c elected\u2062 officials and\u200d stated that he was still trying \u2062to gather information about the situation. White&#8217;s attorney\u2062 indicated that he had not yet been able to speak with\u200b his client. Earlier this year, White had been fined $40,000\u2063 by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-councilman-trayon-white-sr-arrested-on-bribery-charges-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"DC Councilman Trayon White Sr. arrested on bribery charges - Washington Examiner\">campaign finance office<\/a> \u2064for failing \u200dto provide\u2064 necessary documentation related \u200cto \u200bprevious campaign spending,\u200d which had not been resolved at the time of his\u2063 arrest. This incident follows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-media-have-always-carried-water-for-hunter-biden-dont-expect-it-to-stop-now\/\" title=\"Media has always supported Hunter Biden and will continue to do so.\">previous controversies<\/a>, including a\u2063 claim made by White in 2018 suggesting \u200bthat \u2062the\u200d Jewish Rothschild family controlled the weather.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>A Democratic member of Washington D.C.&rsquo;s City Council was arrested Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Trayon White Sr. was taken into custody Sunday by the FBI, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2024\/08\/18\/trayon-white-dc-arrested-fbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washngton Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>No explanation for the arrest of the council member heading for a third-term victory in November was released.<\/p>\n<p>D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson issued a statement on the arrest, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/dc\/2024\/08\/ward-8-council-member-trayon-white-arrested-by-fbi-reports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTOP-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Both public trust and integrity in elected officials is critically important,&rdquo; the statement said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re trying to gather the facts at this time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128293;&#128680;BREAKING: Trayon White, the Democratic Councilman who claimed the Jewish Rothschild family controlled the weather has been arrested by the FBI. There are no reports of his alleged charges. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/alff63LNZQ\">pic.twitter.com\/alff63LNZQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dom_lucre\/status\/1825297334965534740?\">August 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a comment to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5dc.com\/news\/councilmember-trayon-white-arrested-fbi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTTG-TV<\/a>, &nbsp;Mendelson indicated he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/letts-dc-council-wouldnt-protect-citizens-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unaware<\/a> of the reason White was detained.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m anxious to get more details to understand what the situation is,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;You all know as much as I know.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Frederick Cooke Jr., White&rsquo;s attorney, told the Post he had not yet spoken to his client.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am trying to get in contact with him and speak to my client and decide how we are going to proceed,&rdquo; Cooke said.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, the District of Columbia&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dc-city-council-wants-release-violent-felons-prison-early-amid-crime-wave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">campaign finance office<\/a> fined White $40,000 over two previous campaigns &ndash; his re-election to the council in 2020 and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-nyc-mayoral-candidate-stringer-accused-of-sexual-abuse\/\" title=\"Dem. NYC mayoral candidate stringer accused of sexual abuse\">mayoral campaign<\/a> in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The committee said White did not provide documents to correct discrepancies in spending and contributions.<\/p>\n<p>Those had not been resolved at the time of White&rsquo;s arrest.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DC councilmember Trayon White arrested by FBI, chairman confirms\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i_bYZAbL4k4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The Post reported that as of about 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Mike Stock, who lives in the same apartment building as White, said FBI agents entered the building while carrying battering rams. About 10 agents were involved in the arrest.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, White caused a brief furor after suggesting the weather was controlled by Jews, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/fbi-arrests-dc-councilman-who-2018-accused-jewish-financiers-climate-manipulation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A since-deleted video warned of &ldquo;climate manipulation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And D.C. keep talking about, &lsquo;We&rsquo;re a resilient city.&rsquo; And that&rsquo;s a model based off the Rothschilds controlling the climate to create natural disasters they can pay for to own the cities, man,&rdquo; White said. &ldquo;Be careful.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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City Council, Trayon White Sr., was arrested on Sunday by the FBI, as reported by The Washington Post. Details regarding the reason for his arrest have not been disclosed, despite White&#8217;s upcoming bid for a third term in November. D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson commented on the situation, emphasizing the importance of public trust and integrity among elected officials and stating that efforts are being made to gather more information.<\/p>\n<p>In remarks to WTTG-TV, Mendelson expressed his lack of knowledge about why White was detained and stated he is eager to learn more about the circumstances. White&#8217;s attorney, Frederick Cooke Jr., mentioned that he had not yet been able to speak with his client but is attempting to make contact in order to determine how to proceed legally.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, White faced a $40,000 fine from D.C.&#8217;s campaign finance office due to issues related to two past campaigns\u2014his 2020 council re-election and a 2022 mayoral run\u2014stemming from failure to provide necessary documentation regarding spending discrepancies.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses reported seeing around ten FBI agents enter White&#8217;s apartment building with battering rams during his arrest around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. In 2018, White sparked controversy after suggesting that Jewish individuals controlled weather patterns in a now-deleted video where he warned about &#8220;climate manipulation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2326790,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/t-white.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[38557,4912,38558],"class_list":["post-2326789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-dc-lawmaker","tag-democrat","tag-fbi-arrest"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/t-white.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2326789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326789\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2326790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2326789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2326789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2326789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}