Donna Rotunno | Criminal Defense Attorney & Fox News Legal Contributor | 11-21-25

Sid & Friends In The Morning

77 WABC

Sports, Comedy, News

4.2 • 828 Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Donna Rotunno, Criminal Defense Attorney & Fox News Legal Contributor, makes her debut on the morning show with Sid to talk about various topics such as urban crime and safety concerns in Chicago and New York, the challenges facing city governance, and a disturbing murder case on a cruise ship. Donna explains her perspective on the impact of current political leadership on city crime rates and public safety. She also shares personal anecdotes about her experiences, including a story related to Harvey Weinstein and her visible pride in her faith. Toward the end, Donna talks about her new show on Fox Nation, The Weekly Rap Sheet, focusing on true crime cases, and also touches on her personal life, including her love for sports and her marriage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I got a text from a lady that listens to the show every day, one of our real
0:04.1	rabbit fans.
0:04.8	Her name is Gail Anthony, and she's in Chicago.
0:08.3	And she said, you know, I'm friends with Donna Routuna.
0:11.6	I know Donnie's, of course, big time Fox News personality attorney or that.
0:15.6	He said, no kidding.
0:16.7	Yeah, I like Donna.
0:17.5	Wow, she's going to be in New York, and she wants come in and bup, bye. Oh, good. So she put Donna and I on a text together. And well, lo and behold, I'm looking right at her sitting in my studio. You see, I've mentioned Donna Rituno. Donna, welcome to New York. Thank you. Thrill to be here. And thanks to my friend Gail for putting us in contact with each other.
0:38.1	Never met her. Couldn't pick her out of a lineup, but love her. She's great. She is great. So you live in Chicago. So I was there the last time to cover a football game, believe it or not. And I had dinner at Tavern on the Rush. Is that still there?
0:52.8	It's still there, but it's in a new location.
0:55.3	Across the street from where it was.
0:57.2	But still on Rush Street? Still on Rush Street. Is Ditka's place still there? Coach Ditka? No. Gone. There's one in the suburbs, but the one in the city is closed. Really? Yes. Coach Ditka, well, that was such a great place. I'm sure the rent's got too high.
1:09.1	I'm sure.
1:09.7	I mean,
1:10.0	Wall Street's a big deal there.
1:11.1	Is it still?
1:11.4	Oh, it is.
1:11.8	It's still a big deal.
1:12.5	Stipsons and Hugo's and Carmine. such a great place. I'm sure the rents got too high. I'm sure. I mean, Rush Street's a big deal there.
1:11.1	Is it still?
1:11.5	Oh, it is.
1:11.8	It's still a big deal.
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