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J6 Veteran Says Employers Keep Backing Off
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The pardon did not end the problem Jeff McKellop, a… |
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The pardon did not end the problem Jeff McKellop, a retired Army Special Forces veteran, says the hard part did not end when the pardons came. His story is part of a larger Jan. 6 mess that keeps spilling past the courthouse and into daily life. First came the legal fight. Then came the social bill. In a country that loves to chant about fairness, fairness often needs a committee, a press release, and a very slow calendar. McKellop says he has spent years trying to rebuild work, family stability, and a name that the internet has turned into a warning label. That kind of public branding is easy for institutions and expensive for the people stuck under it. A job offer, then a background check He says he applied for work at a local farm and got what looked like a promising offer at $18 an hour. The first interview went well enough that he left thinking the search was over. Then the employer ran his name, called him back, and said the background check raised concerns because he had been at Jan. 6. That is how modern hiring works now: first the handshake, then the moral panic. McKellop…
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