White House press secretary Robert Gibbs, appearing Sunday on ABC’s This Week, reiterated that “the president thanks Van Jones for his service in the first eight months.” “His service?” What service? I trust Gibbs will explain on Tuesday just what services Jones did as “green jobs czar.” That he will make public his compensation, the groups with whom he met, and his travel expenses. I trust Gibbs will reveal whether Jones was honest about his past when he was being vetted, both to the FBI and to White House officials. And I trust Gibbs will explain what senior White House aide Valerie Jarrett knew when she recruited Jones, and whether she did so at the instruction of, or with the knowledge of, the president.
