List of Donald Trump nominees who have withdrawn explained

See also: Cabinet of Donald Trump.

The Trump administration proposed a number of nominees to appointed positions who were rejected by the Senate or withdrew voluntarily.[1] [2]

Executive Office of the President

OfficeNominee ExperienceAnnouncedWithdrawn
Jason MillerVice-President at Jamestown AssociatesDecember 22, 2016[3] December 24, 2016[4] [5]

Director of Strategic Communications for the National Security Council
Political commentatorDecember 15, 2016[6] January 16, 2017[7]
Chairwoman of the Council on Environmental Quality
Kathleen Hartnett White[8]
Senior Fellow at the Texas Public Policy FoundationOctober 12, 2017 February 5, 2018

Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy

Tom Marino
Representative from PennsylvaniaSeptember 5, 2017October 17, 2017[9]

Department of the Interior

OfficeNomineeAnnouncedWithdrawn

Solicitor of the Interior

Ryan D. Nelson[49]
July 31, 2017 May 10, 2018,
and nominated instead for Circuit Judge of the Ninth Circuit

Director of the Office of Surface Mining
J. Steven Gardner[50] January 8, 2018September 12, 2018

Director of the Bureau of Land Management

William Perry Pendley
June 26, 2020[51] September 8, 2020[52]

Department of Justice

OfficeNomineeAnnouncedWithdrawn

Associate Attorney General
March 5, 2019[53] March 28, 2019[54]

Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
May 24, 2019[55] May 19, 2020[56]

Department of Labor

OfficeNomineeAnnouncedWithdrawn

Secretary of Labor
December 8, 2016[57] February 15, 2017[58]

Assistant Secretary of Labor
(Occupational Safety and Health)
November 1, 2017[59] May 23, 2019[60]

Department of Transportation

OfficeNomineeAnnouncedWithdrawn

Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration

Paul Trombino III[92]
September 8, 2017[93] December 8, 2017[94]

Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Heidi King
April 5, 2018September 19, 2019

Department of the Treasury

OfficeNomineeAnnouncedWithdrawn

Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
Jim DonovanMarch 14, 2017[95] May 19, 2017[96]

Under Secretary of the Treasury
(Terrorism and Financial Crimes)

Jessie K. Liu
January 6, 2020[97] February 12, 2020[98]

Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (International Finance)

Adam Lerrick[99]
March 14, 2017May 10, 2018[100]

Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
June 16, 2017 July 12, 2017[101]

Federal judges

See also: Donald Trump judicial appointment controversies.

NomineeAnnouncedWithdrawn

Damien Schiff
May 8, 2017January 3, 2018

Thomas Alvin Farr
July 13, 2017January 3, 2019

Ryan Bounds
September 7, 2017 July 2018
Jeff MateerDecember 2017

Matthew S. Petersen
December 16, 2017
December 13, 2017
Gordon P. GiampietroDecember 20, 2017January 3, 2019
January 23, 2018December 2018
April 10, 2018August 2018

John M. O'Connor
April 12, 2019
Thomas MarcelleNovember 13, 2018September 19, 2019

Michael S. Bogren
March 11, 2019June 26, 2019
Kevin R. SweazeaJune 12, 2019January 3, 2020

Halil Suleyman Ozerden
June 24, 2019
Daniel Z. EpsteinJune 19, 2019[125] December 17, 2020, and nominated instead for Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States[126]

See also

Notes and References

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  40. Web site: PN22 — Chad F. Wolf — Department of Homeland Security . January 6, 2021 . www.congress.gov . January 7, 2021 . January 7, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210107165431/https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/22 . live .
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  47. Web site: PN1247 — Thomas D. Homan — Department of Homeland Security. U.S. Congress. 15 May 2018. 16 May 2018. 12 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180212005250/https://www.congress.gov/nomination/115th-congress/1247. live.
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  58. News: Andrew Puzder withdraws as a labor secretary nominee. Manu. Raju. Dan Merica and Julia Horowitz. CNN. February 15, 2017. February 15, 2017. February 18, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210218215543/https://www.cnn.com/2017/02/15/politics/top-senate-republicans-urge-white-house-to-withdraw-puzder-nomination/index.html. live.
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  64. Web site: PN1381 – Nomination of Stephen Akard for Department of State, 115th Congress (2017–2018). January 8, 2018. www.congress.gov. January 13, 2018. February 12, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180212005249/https://www.congress.gov/nomination/115th-congress/1381. live.
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  68. Web site: Trump Nominates Susan Thornton as Top Diplomat for East Asia. August 6, 2018. 2018-08-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20180827052542/https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2017-12-19/trump-nominates-susan-thornton-as-top-diplomat-for-east-asia. live.
  69. News: Senior U.S. diplomat for Asia Susan Thornton to retire in July. Reuters. 30 June 2018. August 26, 2018. 27 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180827075344/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-asia-diplomat/senior-us-diplomat-for-asia-susan-thornton-to-retire-in-july-idUSKBN1JQ0XB. live.
  70. Web site: PN6 — Robert Williams — Department of State. U.S. Congress. 11 April 2019. 12 April 2019. 12 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190412231316/https://www.congress.gov/nomination/116th-congress/6. live.
  71. Web site: PN1623 — Harry B. Harris Jr. — Department of State. U.S. Congress. 23 May 2018. 18 August 2018. 19 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180819011208/https://www.congress.gov/nomination/115th-congress/1623. live.
  72. Web site: PN2024 — Harry B. Harris Jr. — Department of State. U.S. Congress. 28 June 2018. 18 August 2018. 24 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180524222157/https://www.congress.gov/nomination/115th-congress/2024. live.
  73. Web site: President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Doug Manchester as Ambassador to the Bahamas. May 15, 2017. National Archives. whitehouse.gov. November 14, 2019. January 20, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210120202301/https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-intent-nominate-doug-manchester-ambassador-bahamas/. live.
  74. Web site: One Nomination and One Withdrawal Sent to the Senate. November 13, 2019. National Archives. whitehouse.gov. November 14, 2019. January 20, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210120201940/https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/one-nomination-one-withdrawal-sent-senate-3/. live.
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