Van Jones defends Fetterman's Democratic status, says it shouldn't be 'illegal' to be moderate CNN's Van Jones defended Sen. John Fetterman's Democratic status on Monday and said it shouldn't be illegal to be a moderate in the party. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! CNN's Van Jones, a former advisor to Barack Obama, defended Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., on Monday and said it shouldn't be illegal to be a moderate in the Democratic Party. "Look, I think he is a moderate Democrat, and