Graphic: How Trump Cabinet Compares to Other Presidents’ First Cabinets

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Graphic: How Trump Cabinet Compares to Other Presidents’ First Cabinets

Expect fewer lawyers, more military experience

Steven Mnuchin, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Treasury secretary, spent time at Goldman Sachs and several hedge funds before getting nominated for Trump's Cabinet. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

By Randy Leonard and Sean McMinn

Posted January 19, 2017 at 11:42am

By SEAN MCMINN and RANDY LEONARD CQ Roll Call

Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet have less government experience and schooling than the first Cabinets of the past three presidents. Trump’s skews older, much wealthier and has fewer minorities.

Here’s Roll Call’s analysis of Trump’s Cabinet nominees compared to other first Cabinets:

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