{"id":2379103,"date":"2024-12-11T19:43:03","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T00:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/substantial-evidence-trayon-white-broke-code-of-conduct-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-11T19:43:03","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T00:43:03","slug":"substantial-evidence-trayon-white-broke-code-of-conduct-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/substantial-evidence-trayon-white-broke-code-of-conduct-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Substantial evidence&#8217; Trayon White broke code of conduct &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fsubstantial-evidence-trayon-white-broke-code-of-conduct-washington-examiner%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=2379103&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 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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">&lsquo;Substantial evidence&rsquo; DC Councilman Trayon White broke code of conduct, report finds<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1909871\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A law firm hired by the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/d-c-council\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Washington, D.C., Council<\/a> found &ldquo;substantial evidence&rdquo; that Democratic Ward 8 Councilman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trayon-white\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trayon White<\/a> violated council rules by using his office for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bribery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> financial gain<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>White was arrested in August on a federal bribery charge that alleged he accepted $156,000 in cash in exchange for agreeing to pressure two D.C. government agencies to renew or extend an associate&rsquo;s contracts and grants, according to the federal indictment in September.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">District of Columbia Councilman Trayon White, Sr., center, walks out of the federal courthouse after his initial appearance, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024 in Washington. White was arrested on a federal bribery charge by the FBI on Sunday. (AP Photo\/Michael Kunzelman)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;The report concludes that there is substantial evidence that Council-member Trayon White engaged in conduct that violated several provisions of the D.C. Code of Conduct, including multiple rules within the&nbsp;D.C.&nbsp;Council&rsquo;s Code of Official Conduct, with respect to the bribery allegations,&rdquo; the report, written by Latham &amp; Watkins LLP, said.<\/p>\n<p>The report also concluded that while there was &ldquo;substantial evidence&rdquo; linking White to the 10K Hill South apartments located in Ward 6, there was not substantial evidence that he violated the residency requirement for council members by living there (outside of his ward).<\/p>\n<p>White declined to participate in interviews for the investigation and didn&rsquo;t provide investigators with the documents they requested that involved his case.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Council members will meet on Monday at 9:30 a.m. to &ldquo;deliberate on the adoption of the Committee report and consider recommending sanctions based on the findings.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The federal charges against Council member Trayon White are deeply disturbing,&rdquo; D.C.&nbsp;Council Chairman&nbsp;Phil Mendelson wrote previously. &ldquo;Notwithstanding the principle that a person is innocent until proven guilty, the allegations, together with the government&rsquo;s affidavit, are a gut punch to the public trust in the Council.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Members of the council could decide to expel White from the council if there is enough evidence that he broke the law. White was reelected to his council seat in November.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1909871\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1909871\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Substantial evidence\u2019 DC Councilman Trayon White broke code of conduct, report finds A law firm hired by the Washington, D.C., Council found \u201csubstantial evidence\u201d that Democratic Ward 8 Councilman Trayon White violated council rules by using his office for financial gain. 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