{"id":2417989,"date":"2025-03-31T13:43:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T17:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-councilman-trayon-white-previews-reelection-campaign-after-federal-charges\/"},"modified":"2025-03-31T13:43:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T17:43:53","slug":"dc-councilman-trayon-white-previews-reelection-campaign-after-federal-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-councilman-trayon-white-previews-reelection-campaign-after-federal-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"DC councilman Trayon White previews reelection campaign after federal charges"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fdc-councilman-trayon-white-previews-reelection-campaign-after-federal-charges%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=2417989&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>Former Washington D.C. Councilman Trayon White is launching a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"... 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">reelection campaign<\/a> after being indicted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-lt-gov-brian-benjamin-arrested-for-campaign-finance-scheme\/\" title=\"New York Lt. Gov Brian Benjamin Arrested For ... Finance Scheme\">federal bribery charges<\/a> and expelled from office. Announcing his campaign on Instagram, White stated that it would begin the following day. He was expelled from the council earlier this year after a unanimous vote citing &#8220;quintessential corruption.&#8221; The FBI arrested White in August 2024 for allegedly accepting $156,000 in bribes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-council-committee-recommends-expelling-trayon-white\/\" title=\"DC ... committee recommends expelling ...\">influence government contracts<\/a>. Despite these serious charges, White won reelection with 83% of the vote in November 2024 and issued an apology to his constituents upon taking office. A jury trial is scheduled for January 2026, where he faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted. Meanwhile, a special election to fill his vacant council seat is set for July 15.  <\/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\" ?><\/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\">DC councilman Trayon White previews reelection campaign after federal charges<\/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_1976662\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Washington, D.C., Councilman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trayon-white\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trayon White<\/a> is running for office again after he was indicted on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> federal bribery charges <\/a>and expelled from office.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, White teased a reelection campaign,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DH1GZOus7gK\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=ae29fd60-71cc-48eb-9ea3-fb6daa528862&amp;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> telling<\/a> his Instagram followers that his &ldquo;ReElection campaign starts tomorrow.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3364231\/lucy-mcbath-exploratory-committee-georgia-governors-race\/\">Lucy McBath abandons exploratory committee for Georgia governor&#8217;s race&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3364199\/wisconsin-supreme-court-race-test-abortion-electoral-power\/\">Wisconsin Supreme Court race to test abortion&#8217;s electoral power<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3364187\/texas-state-legislature-8-seconds-saturday-session\/\">Texas state legislature meets for 8.8 seconds in first Saturday session<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The announcement follows the&nbsp;D.C. Council&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3310366\/dc-council-expels-trayon-white-bribery-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">unanimous vote<\/a> in February to expel White from office, citing the official&rsquo;s &ldquo;quintessential corruption.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is only one remedy: to remove the corruption from our body,&rdquo;&nbsp; Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3262190\/dc-council-committee-recommends-expelling-trayon-white-bribery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> after a preliminary vote <\/a>recommending White for expulsion. &ldquo;This incident has damaged the public trust necessary for the government to function well. Anything less than expulsion will not rectify the situation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The FBI arrested White in August 2024 on federal bribery charges, accusing him of accepting $156,000 in bribes to influence government contracts, including those involving the district&rsquo;s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement and the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DH1GZOus7gK\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DH1GZOus7gK\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DH1GZOus7gK\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Trayon White (@trayonwhite)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>White, who represented Ward 8, pleaded not guilty. He <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">handily won reelection<\/a> in November, with 83% of the vote<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3276401\/trayon-white-offers-vague-apology-hes-sworn-dc-council\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">, issuing a vague apology<\/a> to his constituents for the first time in January 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This morning, I want to say that I apologize to my city, and I love my city to the core of who I am,&rdquo; White said after he was sworn into office. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not a perfect man, but if you get to know me, you know that I&rsquo;m a good man.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">District of Columbia Councilman Trayon White, center, walks out of the federal courthouse after his initial appearance, Aug. 19, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo\/Michael Kunzelman, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A jury trial for the case is set for January 2026. If convicted, White could face up to 15 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Since White was ousted as a council member in February, the entire D.C. council has represented his seat.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3262190\/dc-council-committee-recommends-expelling-trayon-white-bribery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">DC COUNCIL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS EXPELLING TRAYON WHITE AMID BRIBERY INVESTIGATION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A special election to fill the vacant council seat is set for July 15.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>reached out to Mendelson and other council members for comment. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_1976662\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1976662\"}});<\/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>DC Councilman Trayon White announces reelection bid after bribery charges<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2417990,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Trayon-White-.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[37987,36411,32603,35631,39586],"class_list":["post-2417989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-dc-councilman","tag-federal-charges","tag-political-news","tag-reelection-campaign","tag-trayon-white"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Trayon-White-.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2417989","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2417989"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2417989\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2417993,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2417989\/revisions\/2417993"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2417990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2417989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2417989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2417989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}