Trayon White seeks acquittal as bribery trial nears jury deliberations
Trayon White’s defense team argued that testimony from prosecutors and their key witness did not show the D.C. Council member accepted $35,000 in cash in exchange for agreeing to be influenced.
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A crowd of protesters—at least 1,000 deep—gathered to hear speakers in front of the be-tarped Kennedy Center on Friday night. Organized by the advocacy group Hands Off the Arts, the vigil had been planned months ago, according to the Washington Post, but took on greater significance following last week’s news that that Center’s board voted […]
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A Gaithersburg man was arrested Thursday and charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of another man at a Rockville sports bar earlier this week.