Trump Demands Surrender, ICE Nabs NYC Progressive, and Diddy’s Sex Trial Turns Explicit
By Richard Luthmann with Michael Volpe
THE UNKNOWN PODCAST 43: TRUMP TO IRAN — SURRENDER OR GET BOMBED
Eighty years after World War II, President Donald Trump issued a message straight out of 1945—unconditional surrender. This time, it’s aimed at Iran.
On The Unknown Podcast Episode 43, co-host Michael Volpe said, “Trump is channeling Ulysses S. Grant. He wants no conditions—just surrender.”
Trump recently declared, “We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran.”
Volpe warned, “Don’t assume this is over. Iraq looked great after the first month too.”
The initial strikes, while devastating, haven’t eliminated Iran’s threat.
“They’re still launching missiles and killing civilians,” Volpe said.
Co-host Richard Luthmann cited the stakes: “It’s been 80 years since Hiroshima. Nine countries have nuclear weapons. If Iran gets one, that number could jump to 40.”
While Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens criticized U.S. involvement, Luthmann was blunt.
“Candace Owens is a rabid antisemite. I don’t want to hear anything she says.”
Volpe raised the legal issue: “If Trump wants to go to war, he needs congressional approval. You can’t just decide to invade a country.”
But Luthmann proposed a workaround—reviving FDR’s WWII strategy: “Reinstate the Lend-Lease Act. Give Israel 10 B-2 bombers and 500 bunker busters. Let them finish the job.”
With Israel already degrading Iran’s missile systems, the hosts agreed: the U.S. can support the effort—but full-scale war isn’t necessary. Just enough firepower to wipe out Iran’s nuclear capabilities.
THE UNKNOWN PODCAST 43: ICE TAKES OUT NYC MAYORAL CANDIDATE BRAD LANDER
In a stunning move days before the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, ICE agents arrested City Comptroller Brad Lander inside an immigration courthouse.
“Lander interfered with federal agents,” Luthmann explained on the podcast. “He claimed he was ‘just holding hands’ with a deportee. ICE disagreed.”
The arrest has huge electoral implications. Lander, a leading progressive, formed a ranked-choice voting pact with Zohran Mamdani, a DSA-backed assemblyman allied with AOC. Their plan: have voters rank Lander and Mamdani first and second to block Andrew Cuomo’s comeback bid.
Now, Cuomo may get the boot.
“This ICE move just turned the race on its head,” Luthmann said. “It was surgical.”
Volpe noted a pattern: “This is the third time ICE has taken out a Democratic politician. First a judge, then a mayor, now Lander. What do they all have in common? They’re Democrats.”
Luthmann dismissed concerns of political targeting.
“They weren’t arrested for being Democrats. They were arrested for obstructing law enforcement.”
The timing couldn’t be more explosive.
“Trump’s ICE is on a mission,” Volpe said. “And the Democrats are in the crosshairs—just in time for the primary.”
THE UNKNOWN PODCAST 43: DIDDY’S FREAKSHOW — PROSECUTORS ROLL THE TAPE
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex trafficking trial turned from serious to sordid as prosecutors played graphic sex tapes in court, showing Diddy orchestrating sexual encounters between his ex-girlfriend Cassie and male escorts.
“He’s in the video watching Cassie have sex with a male prostitute he paid for,” Luthmann said. “That’s coercion, plain and simple.”
The government’s case hinges on proving sex trafficking through force, fraud, or coercion.
Volpe acknowledged, “That voicemail where Diddy threatened an ex if she didn’t sleep with who he said—that’s powerful.”
But Volpe also criticized the prosecution’s approach.
“They’re throwing everything at the wall—trying to convict him for being a creep, not for the actual crimes.”
The most controversial decision? Diddy reportedly won’t testify.
“If he stays silent, that audio becomes his voice in the courtroom,” Volpe said. “You can’t cross-examine a recording.”
Luthmann warned of the optics: “OJ’s defense went on for two months. Diddy’s defense team said they only need two days. That’s not enough to counter weeks of damaging evidence.”
Despite procedural concerns, both hosts agreed Diddy will likely be convicted. “He’s an unsympathetic defendant,” Volpe said. “Nobody wants this guy back on the streets.”
The video evidence supports lesser charges like interstate prostitution, but Luthmann argued the tapes also build a case for sex trafficking.
“Cassie was under Diddy’s control. He paid people to have sex with her. That’s coercion.”
Volpe concluded: “If being a bad guy was a crime, half of Hollywood would be in prison. But in this case, the prosecution may have just enough to make it stick.”
BONUS SEGMENTS: KOHLBERGER BOMBSHELL & MINNESOTA MURDER
Two more bombshells rounded out the episode:
- A surprise witness in the Bryan Kohberger trial says she saw him the night of the Idaho college murders—delivering DoorDash. The testimony could shake the prosecution’s timeline AND the defense’s case.
- A Minnesota state legislator and her husband were murdered by a man with a political hit list. Both parties raced to blame the other. “The bodies weren’t even cold,” Volpe said. “Absolutely unseemly.” Luthmann blamed mental illness and foreign-driven subversion: “This isn’t partisan. It’s a national security threat.”
THE UNKNOWN PODCAST 43: WORLD ON FIRE—TRUTH ON TAPE
From Trump’s warning to Tehran to freak tapes in a Manhattan courtroom, The Unknown Podcast didn’t hold back.
Volpe summed up the Diddy trial best: “If you expect to see Epstein-style networks—don’t. This is a one-man freakshow.”
And as Luthmann warned Iran, “The U.S. has the greatest military in history. If we decide to drop two bombs—it’s over.”
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