Exclusive: How I Accidentally Received the Trump Administration's War Plans via Text

In an unprecedented security breach, a Signal group chat meant for top Trump administration officials accidentally included a journalist - revealing classified military plans for strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. The messages contained precise operational details, including weapon systems, target lists, and exact timing of the attacks, all shared hours before bombs began falling. "I knew about the strikes two hours before the world did," the journalist recounted, "when Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth texted the war plan to what he thought was an inner circle of national security principals." The Signal group, titled "Houthi PC small group," included apparent accounts for VP JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and other cabinet members debating the operation's timing and political implications.

Shockingly, no one noticed the journalist's presence as they discussed sensitive intelligence and military strategy. The messages showed striking authenticity, with officials using recognisable speech patterns and accurate scheduling details (Vance was indeed in Michigan when he texted). When predicted strike times matched real-world explosions in Yemen minute by minute, the smoking gun came. This breach raises serious legal questions about using unsecured messaging for classified operations. National security lawyers confirm such discussions likely violated the Espionage Act and federal records laws, especially since some messages were set to disappear.

While administration spokespeople confirmed the chat's authenticity, they claimed no security was compromised - despite a journalist receiving America's most sensitive war plans by what appears to be a catastrophic wrong-number text. One errant click exposed how dangerously this administration handles national secrets.
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