 9/11 Commission Chairman Thomas Kean, the ranking Republican, served as both a consultant and as a co-executive producer.Shortly before the film's release, Kean said, "People in both parties didn't particularly like the commission report, and I think people in both parties aren't going to love this one".In response to one particular scene, Kean told an interviewer he "was all right with the made-up scene" where Clinton administration is accused of blocking a chance to kill bin Laden, saying "I don't think the facts are clear."