EXCLUSIVE: CNN's Van Jones helped craft the Trump administration's weak, weak police reform bill. Then he went on TV to praise it. thedailybeast.com/cnns-van-jones…
Van Jones' work earned him the praise of Jared Kushner, who told @TheLloydGrove that “in a tough situation Van has shown me that he’s got true character. He’s focused on the right things.” thedailybeast.com/cnns-van-jones…
And @KimKardashian told The Beast that “Van has encouraged my passion on prison reform and he’s one of the first people I call for advice. I will forever be inspired by Van’s selfless work.” thedailybeast.com/cnns-van-jones…
“I did not think the [Trump] executive order [on police reform] was worth the paper it was written on,” Al Sharpton said. “Van’s experiment with Trump is a case of him having more faith than I have, but I’m not going to attack him for doing it.” thedailybeast.com/cnns-van-jones…
CNN wouldn’t comment on the network’s failure to disclose Jones’s behind-the-scenes advisory role in shaping Trump’s executive order while offering accolades for an initiative he helped create. thedailybeast.com/cnns-van-jones…
* Correction to that first tweet. Should read "police reform executive order," not "bill."
An update:
