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newdeal2

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Fri Sep 26, 2025, 07:38 PM Friday

Former Bears CB Charles 'Peanut' Tillman says he quit FBI due to Trump administration's policies

Former Bears CB Charles 'Peanut' Tillman says he quit FBI due to Trump administration's policies

Former 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.”


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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Former Bears CB Charles 'Peanut' Tillman says he quit FBI due to Trump administration's policies (Original Post) newdeal2 Friday OP
I am from Wisconsin and normally think the Bears suck. rzemanfl Friday #1
Ya der hey! BidenRocks Friday #3
Mr. Tillman KS Toronado Friday #2
Especially those that have the resources to resist newdeal2 Friday #4
Tillman is one of my favorite players from the last 30 years, he has always been a great human too! tritsofme Friday #5
a true patriot Skittles Friday #6

newdeal2

(4,244 posts)
4. Especially those that have the resources to resist
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 09:23 PM
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If they don’t push back, it just makes it easier for Trump to pick on the weakest.

tritsofme

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5. Tillman is one of my favorite players from the last 30 years, he has always been a great human too!
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 09:26 PM
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