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maintaining composure and not being distracted from what sounds like there could be some protesters or activists outside. i don't want to put you on the spot, do we have any idea, is that related to supreme court rulings? >> reporter: we've been trying to figure that out. there's some dueling megaphones going on making it hard to figure out what the crux of it at all is. at this point, no, i don't know exactly what these protests are over. they could be something completely random or relevant. griff: you never know what's going to show up, and it's a fourth of july weekend hear in washington, alexandria of, thank you very much. alicia? alicia: she's a total pro. for more on the fallout from these major supreme court decisions, let's bring in our political panel. joining us today is garrett mentry and al noter, a partner at brine steven, harbor schleck are. gentlemen, we appreciate it we're going to begin by pulling up some polling. fox news has done some polling,
poll, to garrett's point, donald trump at 56%. the the nearest contender, 22%, ron desantis. before you respond there, al, garrett, i do want the point out, you know, we have these indictments coming, that have come for the former president and possibly more on the way. this latest one out of mar-a-lago, it's not nothing. >> that's right. >> certainly, i think if you look at here there's a clear double standard here, right? joe biden had documents in his garage in his time as vice president and senator. presidential records act did not apply to him, he had no declassification authority. i think the clear case is a 2010 case by judge berman with the clinton sock drawer case here, and it was about the presidential records act. president clinton the had eight years of recordings stored in his drawer talking military strategy and national security. that judge ruled that he had the authority to have that. and so you're seeing a double standard with joe biden, with hillary clinton and, again, donald trump under the
i want to point you to this quinnipiac poll taken last month of pennsylvania registered voters. now, this is a hypothetical match-up between current president and the former president. and if to you take a look at numbers here, this is a toss-up. you've got former president trump at 47%, joe biden at 46%. al, i will begin with you, how much does this concern you? >> not really much at all. i think that we have, we are in good position. it's a long way away. president obama polling in 2011 didn't look so good. in -- i mean, looked bad in 2011, wasn't so bad in 2012 when he won reelection. i think a similar dynamic will play out here. frankly, i'd love nothing more than the president to get to run against donald trump. his troubles are only getting worse in the court, so that would be a great match-up on our side. alicia: but as you know, the former president's troubles with the court, with every indictment