President Trump is interviewing former Transportation Security Administration (TSA) chief John Pistole for the role of FBI director, the White House confirmed.

Pistole is meeting Trump on Tuesday afternoon at the White House, press secretary Sean Spicer said, as the president seeks to replace former FBI Director James Comey.

Trump is also meeting with Chris Wray, who served as head of the Justice Department's criminal division under former President George W. Bush, Spicer said. The spokesman declined to say if the two men were finalists for the position.

"When the president feels as though he's met with the right candidate he'll let us know," Spicer said.

USA Today first reported that Pistole was interviewing Tuesday afternoon with Trump.

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Pistole was named former director Robert Mueller’s deputy in 2004 after he ran the bureau’s counterterrorism division after the 9/11 attacks. Mueller has been tapped as special counsel to lead the probe into possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.

Reports that Rosenstein met with Pistole about leading the FBI followed former Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) withdrawing from consideration for the role last week.

Lieberman is one of five names Trump reportedly considered to replace Comey who have eliminated themselves from taking the post.

Trump fired Comey earlier this month amid the FBI’s ongoing probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential race, including possible collusion between Trump’s campaign and Moscow.