WASHINGTON (AP) – A former Transportation Security Administration leader is among the latest candidates President Donald Trump is considering for FBI director.
White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Trump met Tuesday with former TSA Administator John Pistole as well as Chris Wray, a former top Justice Department official who has served as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s personal lawyer.
Trump is still on the hunt for a new FBI director three weeks after he fired James Comey. Before he departed on his first overseas trip, which ended Saturday, Trump met with former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, former Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating and acting FBI director Andrew McCabe. Lieberman later pulled his name from consideration.
Spicer declined to provide a short list for the position, telling reporters that when Trump “feels as though he’s met with the right candidate, he’ll let us know.” He said the president would continue to meet with candidates “until he finds the right leader.”
Asked about the FBI vacancy, Keating said in an email to The Associated Press: “I remain interested and I remain comfortable with the President’s widening of the circle. The more faces, the more opportunity for a solid choice. My fingers are crossed but I am satisfied with the process.”