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✪ Our friends at the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum tell us that they’ve got a new one on deck: special Trump counsel Jack Smith. Milwaukee-based Hall of Fame Co-Founder Phil Sklar said the outfit moved to make it when calls seeking one started to roll in as the prosecutor readied a second indictment of the former president. “The special counsel’s investigations are unprecedented and a bobblehead is one fun and unique way for people to commemorate these unique historic events,” Sklar told us of his soon-to-be-available $30 bobblehead. … ✪ Josh

Holmes, who heads Ruthless, one of America’s most popular political podcasts, says he’s getting ready for next month’s Republican presidential primary debate now that GOP Chairwoman

Ronna McDaniel has picked it to do a pre-game show. “A big thanks to @ GOPChairwoman for the opportunity. We are going to put everything we’ve got into this,” he tweeted. …

✪ What’s up with former

President Bill Clinton? Of the nine past presidents, only Bubba’s approval rating has lost ground since he left office. Typically, as Americans think nostalgically about presidents, their approval goes up. Former President Donald Trump’s has increased 12 points, for example. Clinton is the only one to drop in a new Gallup “retrospective” survey. He’s down to 58% approval from 66% when he left office . ...

✪ The Heritage Foundation has promoted Dan Mauler to serve as general counsel. He will also continue to serve as the top lawyer at Heritage Action for America. He worked in the Trump Justice Department as a trial lawyer.

Eric Korsvall, Heritage’s COO, said, “At a time when the Left is using increasingly aggressive tactics to advance its agenda, conservatives need top legal talent to go on offense.” … ★