FBI arrests D.C. Council member Trayon White

The FBI arrested D.C. Council member Trayon White Sr. on Sunday, according to the council’s chairman and two other people familiar with the matter, in a sudden move against the unorthodox two-term Southeast Washington leader that appeared to take other city officials by surprise.

The circumstances of the arrest and the nature of the allegations against White, a Democrat who represents Ward 8 in Southeast Washington and appeared on track to win a third term in November, were not immediately clear. The FBI’s Washington Field Office declined to comment, and a representative for the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington did not immediately return messages.