Wed Mar 26 01:43:58 UTC 2025: ## Top Trump Officials Leaked Yemen Strike Plans via Unsecured App: Report

**Washington, March 26, 2025** – A major security breach has rocked the Trump administration after it was revealed that top national security officials shared details of a planned military strike on Yemen’s Houthi rebels via the unsecure messaging app Signal, including with a journalist from *The Atlantic*.

The text exchange, which took place hours before the March 14th strikes, included specifics on timing, targets, weapons, and the sequence of attacks. Participants reportedly included Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Vice President JD Vance, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Mille, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The group also included Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of *The Atlantic*.

The White House confirmed the authenticity of the text chain, raising serious concerns about potential violations of federal law and the exposure of classified information. The Defense Department had warned personnel about Signal’s vulnerability to hacking just a day before the incident. One known vulnerability allows malicious actors to remotely monitor messages if they have access to a user’s phone.

Key questions remain unanswered. It is unclear how frequently the administration uses Signal for sensitive communications, whether personal devices were used, and whether the messages were archived as required by the Presidential Records Act. The classification level of the shared information is also unknown, with officials offering conflicting statements. While Secretary Hegseth denies sharing “war plans,” he has not addressed whether the disclosed attack details constituted classified information.

Former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel condemned the actions, stating that sharing such information on a commercial app before a strike “would be a violation of everything that we’re about.” The incident has prompted an ongoing investigation by the National Security Council. Secretary Hegseth has initiated an internal crackdown on leaks within the Department of Defense, implementing polygraph tests to identify sources of unauthorized disclosures. Whether he will accept responsibility for this incident remains to be seen. The investigation continues.

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