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Mistrial declared in DC Councilman Trayon White's bribery case
WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC) and Washington Examiner - News describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedEight women and four men deliberated for days before telling U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras they could not agree on the single count of bribery.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "Mistrial declared in DC Councilman Trayon White's bribery case". The right frames it as "Judge declares mistrial in DC Councilman Trayon White bribery case".
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CenterMistrial declared in DC Councilman Trayon White's bribery case
WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightJudge declares mistrial in DC Councilman Trayon White bribery case
Washington Examiner - News · Center-right · News report
Judge declares mistrial in DC Councilman Trayon White bribery case
A federal judge declared a mistrial in Washington, D.C., Councilman Trayon White’s bribery case on Monday after jurors deliberated for more than three days. The jury, composed of eight wome...
Mistrial declared in DC Councilman Trayon White's bribery case
Eight women and four men deliberated for days before telling U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras they could not agree on the single count of bribery.
