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The Philip DeFranco Show

The Epstein Note They Never Wanted Us To See

The Philip DeFranco Show

philip defranco

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4.71.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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0:29.7

We need to talk about why a key piece of Jeffrey Epstein evidence has been hidden from

0:33.2

the public with even the DOJ not having seen it.

0:35.2

Why Pete Higgseth would not confirm or deny today that

0:37.6

America has trained kamikaze dolphins armed with explosives. Why this Trump-Po-Po-Riscoino most people haven't even heard about is even crazier than you'd think. First, we've got to talk about this. I can't confirm or deny whether we have kamikaze dolphins, but I can confirm they don't. So that is Secretary of Defense, or some call him the Secretary of War Crimes Pete Hegeseth,

0:54.7

rejecting recent rumors that Iran is using trained dolphins armed with

0:57.8

explosives to block the straight-door moves, which actually isn't as far-fetched as it sounds.

1:02.1

With the idea stemming from the Wall Street Journal reporting that Iranian officials said

1:05.2

that they might use previously unused weapons to attack American warships, including mind-carrying

1:09.9

dolphins. And actually, looking back, you had the BBC reporting in the year 2000 that Iran had purchased dolphins trained to kill for the Soviet Navy. But whatever the case may be, whatever methods are actually being used, what is clear is that the US at Iran are now effectively in a battle for control of the street. And the threat of Donald Trump deciding to fully unleash the US military on Iran again, it's casting a shadow over the whole situation.

1:28.3

If you attack American troops or innocent commercial shipping, you will face overwhelming and devastating American firepower.

1:36.3

The president has been very clear about this.

1:38.3

But with this, you know, we gotta go back to yesterday, the start of what the White House is calling Project Freedom, which Trump actually announced on Sunday and said what involved the US guiding ships through the Strait of Hormuz to free up people, companies, and countries that have done absolutely nothing wrong. With Trump describing the effort as a humanitarian gesture on behalf of the United States, and to be fair, there is a real humanitarian issue there. Because among other things, you're the UN warning today that an unprecedented crisis is unfolding for 20,000 seafarers who are stranded in the Persian Gulf who face worsening conditions on board, including shortages of food and fresh water. That said, at least so far, there's really no sign yet that Project Freedom's helping. And instead, we've just been seeing a flare up of violence sparking fears that the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran might soon collapse. Right, to start with what we've been seeing, you had two American naval destroyers passing through the straight, closely followed by two commercial ships.

2:21.3

You were the head of... that the ceasefire between the US and Iran might soon collapse. Right to start with what we've been seeing, you had two American naval destroyers passing through the straight, closely followed by two commercial ships. The head had a central command claiming that its forces weren't escorting those vessels, but simply clearing the way for traffic. But either way, in the process, the US reportedly shot down Iranian cruise missiles and drones and destroyed six Iranian speedboats that had threatened vessels. And while the destroyers and the ships that were with them didn't suffer any damage, at least a couple of other vessels reported taking hits.

2:37.1

Also, on land, you had Oman reporting an attack that injured two people in a company housing complex and you had a fire breaking out at a major oil facility in the UAE. And there you had the government saying that overall the country's air defenses had engaged 12 ballistic missiles, three cruise missiles, and four UAVs launched from Iran resulting in three moderate injuries.

2:51.6

Injuries are reportedly suffered by three foreign workers in the country. Which is something that also stands out because foreign workers make up a majority of the population and many Arab Gulf states often facing exploitation, abuse and other issues. And so now also with that, they make up a significant portion of the people who have been killed in these countries. The advocacy group, for example, said that the attack since the start of the war have killed at least 24 foreign workers in the

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