D.C. Democrat Who Claimed Jews Control The Weather Arrested For Accepting Bribes: Feds

Democrat D.C. Councilmember Trayon White Sr. was charged in federal court on Monday with accepting bribes in exchange for pressuring local government employees to give contracts worth millions of dollars to violence prevention organizations that aim to help underprivileged youth.

“Beginning in June 2024, White corruptly agreed to accept $156,000 in cash payments in exchange for using his position as a D.C. Councilmember to pressure government employees at Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (ONSE) and DYRS to extend several D.C. contracts,” the Department of Justice said in a statement. “The contracts at issue were valued at $5.2 million and were for two companies to provide Violence Intervention services in D.C.”

The owner of the company that extended the bribes to White was an FBI confidential human source, and his interactions with White, including the moments where he gave him $35,000 in cash on four separate occasions, were all captured on video, the DOJ said.

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A large number of FBI agents showed up at White’s luxury apartment in Navy Yard on Sunday and took him into custody.

U.S. Attorney Graves said: “Because the investigation into the alleged bribery scheme involved contracts that could soon be awarded and other potential official acts that could be taken, our Office took swift steps to address the alleged crimes we were investigating.”

White, who was released on bail after being arraigned in court, faces up to 15 years in prison. He was forced to surrender his passport and must notify the court if he intends to leave the city.

Trayon White just left the federal courthouse flanked by supporters. Said nothing. @WTOP pic.twitter.com/AHgbhQ7Ozu

— Nick Iannelli (@NickWTOP) August 19, 2024

White garnered national attention in 2018 when he said in a social media post that Jewish bankers control the weather around the world so that they can gain control of cities.

“Man, it just started snowing out of nowhere this morning, man,” White said. “Y’all better pay attention to this climate control, man, this climate manipulation.”

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“And D.C. keep talking about, ‘We a resilient city,’” White continued. “And that’s a model based off the Rothschilds controlling the climate to create natural disasters they can pay for to own the cities, man. Be careful.”

Democrat D.C. councilman Trayon White Sr. blames the Jews for the snow D.C. last week, claims it’s a conspiracy for them to take over cities.

He says it’s “a model based off the Rothschilds controlling the climate to create natural disasters they can pay for to own the cities.” pic.twitter.com/IMwNGZhpmg

— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) March 19, 2018