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Sid & Friends In The Morning

Jim Walden | Attorney | 03-11-26

Sid & Friends In The Morning

77 WABC

News, Sports, Comedy

4.2828 Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Attorney Jim Walden calls in to discuss representing NYC Councilmember Vicki Paladino over disciplinary action tied to her tweets, arguing the City Council and Speaker Julie Menin are hypocritically targeting a Republican while ignoring Democrats’ inflammatory social media statements. Walden says the Council has no power to police internet speech, that Paladino cannot be expelled under Supreme Court precedent, and that the worst penalty would be censure, noting she has already lost five committee assignments. He outlines a strategy to fight in court with the next date on April 7 and, if needed, build a coalition to block action by securing 18 votes. Walden rejects any plea bargain and says the issue is free speech and speaking about terrorism and extremist threats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Here he is the amazing attorney, Jim Walden, and he's out there today, defending my friend, to call her a friend, Vicki Paladino. Jim, good morning, pal. How are you? Too strong New Yorkers, you and Vicki. Thanks for having me on, Sid. Nice to be here. Nice of you to say that, and I think you're right. I think we are. You know, look, I've heard people say that they didn't like Vicki's tweets, and people said they didn't like mine.

1:14.3

And I say to those people, it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter whether you thought they were great. You thought they were gross? You liked them? You didn't like them? It doesn't matter. That is our First Amendment right, and she's in the city council, and the Speaker Julie Menon, who is Jewish,

1:30.2

I can't tell sometimes, I swear to God, for a lady that talks about the issues of anti-Semitism,

1:35.3

she seems to stick up for the mayor at every opportunity, every one.

1:39.3

She wants to be mayor so badly, she'll do whatever he says.

1:43.2

But she can say whatever she wants, Vicki.

1:45.2

She should not be in trouble for those tweets.

1:47.9

Isn't it that simple, Jim Walton?

1:50.2

It is that simple, Sid.

1:51.6

They had no power to police the internet.

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