The White House announced today that President Barack Obama was nominating John S. Pistole, Deputy Director of the FBI, to serve as head of the Transportation Safety Authority (TSA).
Below are some photos of Pistole testifying before the 9/11 Commission on April 14 and June 16, 2004. At the time, Pistole was Executive Assistant Director for Counterterrorism and Counterintelligence, Federal Bureau of Investigation. Some photos from John Pistole’s 9/11 Commission testimony are below. Other photos from the 9/11 Commission hearings are available here. (click on the photos to access licensing details)

John Pistole testifying before the 9/11 Commission on June 16, 2004

John Pistole testifying before the 9/11 Commission on June 16, 2004

John Pistole testifying before the 9/11 Commission on June 16, 2004

John Pistole testifying before the 9/11 Commission on April 14, 2004

John Pistole testifying before the 9/11 Commission on June 16, 2004

John Pistole testifying before the 9/11 Commission on June 16, 2004

John Pistole testifying before the 9/11 Commission on April 14, 2004

John Pistole and Mary Deborah Doran testify before the 9/11 Commission, June 16, 2004

John Pistole and Patrick J. Fitzgerald testifying before the 9/11 Commission on June 16, 2004

John Pistole and Jacqueline Maguire testifying before the 9/11 Commission on June 16, 2004