A judge denied D.C. Council member Trayon White’s motion to dismiss his federal bribery case last week. The trial is set to move forward and will begin in a few months.
The Ward 8 council member was arrested in August 2024 and is accused of accepting $35,000 in cash bribes to influence city contracts. Prosecutors say he agreed to accept $156,000 from a business owner in exchange for pressuring D.C. government employees at two different agencies to extend those contracts.
White was expelled from the council in late 2024 but was reelected months later…