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Former Bears CB Charles 'Peanut' Tillman says he quit FBI due to Trump administration's policies [View all]
Former Bears CB Charles 'Peanut' Tillman says he quit FBI due to Trump administration's policiesFormer Chicago Bears star Charles "Peanut" Tillman found a second career your rarely see from former NFL players: FBI agent. That job has now come to an end.
The Pro Bowl cornerback explained his decision to resign from the FBI in an episode of "The Pivot" podcast released this week, citing his disagreement with the Trump administration policies. Tillman pointed to immigration as a specific sticking point:
"Let me start by saying this: FBI was great to me. I did awesome. I worked with an amazing group of individuals. I think some of the things that they’re doing now, I personally didn’t agree with ... immigration. I didn’t agree with how the administration came in and tried to make individuals do things against their — it didn’t sit right. An example being immigration, right?
"Everybody was told, ‘You’re going to go after the most dangerous criminals,’ but what you see on TV and what actually was happening was, people weren’t going after that. Personally that didn’t sit right with me, that didn’t sit right with my conscience. You have the ability to refuse an order.”
The Pro Bowl cornerback explained his decision to resign from the FBI in an episode of "The Pivot" podcast released this week, citing his disagreement with the Trump administration policies. Tillman pointed to immigration as a specific sticking point:
"Let me start by saying this: FBI was great to me. I did awesome. I worked with an amazing group of individuals. I think some of the things that they’re doing now, I personally didn’t agree with ... immigration. I didn’t agree with how the administration came in and tried to make individuals do things against their — it didn’t sit right. An example being immigration, right?
"Everybody was told, ‘You’re going to go after the most dangerous criminals,’ but what you see on TV and what actually was happening was, people weren’t going after that. Personally that didn’t sit right with me, that didn’t sit right with my conscience. You have the ability to refuse an order.”
Smart man with a conscience.
I want to be on the right side of history when it’s all said and done
Thank you for taking a stand and speaking out!
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