Jurors in the bribery trial of D.C. Council member Trayon White Sr. reported Friday they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict after three days of deliberations following a week-long trial in U.S. District Court.

U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras instructed the jury to continue deliberations Friday morning, saying they had "not been deliberating for that long." The jury remained deadlocked by day's end. A jury note stamped 4:20 p.m. read: "We've had productive discussions, but have not reached consensus, and our afternoon vote did not shift from our first vote of the day."

Contreras rejected a request from White's defense team to declare a mistrial. Jurors will return Monday to resume deliberations.

White, a Democrat first elected in 2016, faces charges of accepting $35,000 from Allieu Kamara, a D.C. government contractor, and agreeing to receive an additional $156,000—three percent of contracts—in exchange for pressuring D.C. officials to renew violence-interruption service contracts held by Kamara's companies.

White maintained his innocence since his August 2024 arrest. His attorney, Gary Kohlman, argued during closing that an FBI informant framed White and that "Trayon White actually did nothing."

Prosecutors presented video evidence of five meetings between White and Kamara, all recorded surreptitiously by the FBI in summer 2024. The videos showed White taking envelopes of cash while discussing unrenewed contracts and city officials who could extend them.

Kamara pleaded guilty to bribery and bank-fraud conspiracy in 2024 and cooperated with the FBI. He testified at White's trial, seeking a lenient sentencing recommendation; he faces a maximum 30-year prison sentence.

Three D.C. officials White allegedly contacted testified they never received pressure from him regarding contract renewals: Deputy Mayor Lindsey Appiah, Kwelli Sneed, who led the D.C. agency overseeing violence-interruption programs, and former contracting specialist Anwar Walker.

White's defense did not dispute that he accepted the $35,000. They argued no crime occurred because White never intended to pressure the other officials to renew contracts.

White left the courthouse Friday surrounded by dozens of supporters. "We're still standing, we're still fighting. We're still believing, we're still pressing," he told reporters, declining further questions. He said he would return Monday.

If convicted, White faces years in prison and would lose his seat on the council.