1. In October 2005 Jones said he was "a rowdy nationalist"[15] before the King verdict was announced, but that by August of that year (1992) he was a communist.
2. He became a member[19] of a "socialist collective" called Standing Together to Organize a Revolutionary Movement (STORM)
3. After his White House appointment, Jones began receiving criticism from media sources
4. In response to the criticisms, Jones issued a statement that said, "In recent days some in the news media have reported on past statements I made before I joined the [Obama] administration some of which were made years ago.
If I have offended anyone with statements I made in the past, I apologize." Of the 9/11 petition specifically, he said, "I do not agree with this statement and it certainly does not reflect my views now or ever."[47][48]
After what Jones described as a "vicious smear campaign" by "opponents of reform [of health care and clean energy]",[51] he resigned on September 5, saying that he could not "in good conscience ask my colleagues to expend precious time and energy defending or explaining my past.
We need all hands on deck, fighting for the future".[51] During an interview on ABC's This Week, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs thanked Jones "for his service to the country" and said that Obama "doesn't endorse" Jones' previous association with the 9/11 Truth movement, his comments regarding race relations and politics, and his support for Mumia Abu-Jamal.[42][52]