Washington,DC -Councilmember Christina Henderson issued the following statement on the bribery charges against Councilmember Trayon White, Sr. 

"As public officials, members of the Council of the District of Columbia have a responsibility to uphold the sacred trust of our office. We take an oath to execute the laws of the District and the United States, and the alleged charges against Councilmember Trayon White, Sr. are an affront to that very oath and to the Council’s Code of Official Conduct. The allegations detailed in the charging affidavit undermine public trust in our government, our agencies, and our elected leaders. What is particularly concerning are the programs implicated in the charges—valuable programs aimed to make DC safer and improve the quality of life for our neighborhoods.

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"I support the Chairman’s recommendation that Councilmember White be removed as a Committee Chair and the creation of the Ad Hoc Committee to determine next steps should Councilmember White not take action on his own. Further, it is incumbent upon the Executive to conduct a thorough review of all contracts related to the two agencies in question. We all must get to work on the difficult task of rebuilding the public trust."

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