Here's how many Cabinet secretary picks have withdrawn over the past 30 years

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who was President-elect Donald Trump's first nominee to be attorney general, closes a door to a private meeting with Vice President-elect JD Vance and Republican Senate Judiciary Committee members at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on November 20. 

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Matt Gaetz, the embattled former Florida lawmaker, became the first of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks for his second administration to withdraw from consideration.

Gaetz, who was the subject of a House Ethics Committee probe into allegations of sexual misconduct and other wrongdoing, dropped out Thursday due to flagging support on Capitol Hill, where Cabinet selections face confirmation hearings in the Senate.

While he is the first pick from Trump’s current slate to do so after being publicly named, it’s not without precedent in recent presidencies.

Here’s a look at the past three decades: