The FBI recently arrested Washington D.C. councilmember Trayon White for taking money and other gifts to pressure District agencies to award contracts to businesses that provide violence interruption programs.
Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White Sr’s political career has been on a razor’s edge lately, with his bribery trial set to begin in a little over a month. Despite his legal troubles, Ward 8 residents have expressed critical support for their political representative.
Deshawna Bowman, a worker at a restaurant White frequents and a Ward 8 resident, said, “I just feel as though he has honestly been sort of a target when it comes to legal troubles simply because he’s a young Black man.”…