By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
John Pistole, the former TSA chief who had been appointed by President Obama, is now being considered for the position of FBI director, CNN reports.
Pistole, who was named deputy FBI director in 2014, met with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to talk about the position over lunch.
Former TSA Administrator John Pistole under consideration for FBI Director. He Rod Rosenstein recently discussed job over lunch.
— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) May 25, 2017
What’s unclear is whether Pistole is interested in the job, especially after President Trump has repeatedly attacked the intelligence community and tried to get the former FBI director to pledge allegiance to him. At least five people under consideration for the job have withdrawn their names.
In the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, Pistole ran the FBI’s counterterrorism division.
