Let me be clear; any such Trutherism on Van Jones' part seems to have been intermittent and tertiary, rather than being a primary focus with him.

However, it was still entered into unreflectively and uncritically, as a 'membership in the kewl kidz clique' kind of thing, in an environment where such sentiments were de rigeur in the far left circles he frequented, and that sort of failure to apply independent reasoned judgment does not speak well of his capacity to perform responsibly in an influential position in a federal administration.