"The reality of the law of this land is innocent until proven guilty. So as far as she is concerned she was waiting to see if charges were going to be filed, where this investigation was going and – seeing the tenor of a lot of what's going on on the Hill, she had legitimate concerns as to whether or not he was being profiled," Pearson said in appearance Sunday on the WPLG-Ch. 10 "This Week in South Florida" program. "The minute charges were filed again him, she then released him from all employment, which makes sense to me. So I don't think this necessarily is a huge issue."