Judge declares mistrial in DC Council member Trayon White’s bribery case

A federal judge declared a mistrial in the bribery case against D.C. Council member Trayon White after the jury could not reach a verdict.
A federal judge has declared a mistrial after a jury failed to reach a verdict in the bribery case against a Washington, D.C., Council member accused of accepting cash from an associate in exchange for using his post to extend city contracts for the associate’s businesses.
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