Exclusive | Expert reveals the really scary sensitive info and targeting methods shared by Trumps cabinet in Signal chat

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s cabinet officials revealed “pretty detailed” classified information on a chat group with a journalist about impending US airstrikes against Houthi terrorists in Yemen, in a “really scary” breach of protocol, a national security expert told The Post Wednesday.The full exchange from the encrypted Signal chat — which included Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and national security adviser Michael Waltz — was released by Atlantic magazine editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg, who was inadvertently added to the private group.“TIME NOW (1144et): Weather is FAVORABLE.Just CONFIRMED w/CENTCOM we are a GO for mission launch,” Hegseth told participants.“1215et: F-18s LAUNCH (1st strike package),” Hegseth continued, before adding: “1345: ‘Trigger Based’ F-18 1st Strike Window Starts (Target Terrorist is @ his Known Location so SHOULD BE ON TIME – also, Strike Drones Launch (MQ-9s).”The highly sensitive operational details covered the “method of targeting,” the timeline for the operation and who pulled the trigger on the Houthi targets, according to Dan Meyer, a national security partner at New York law firm Tully Rinckey.“The pilots were using their sensors, using their triggers to confirm identification and they let the drones deliver the weapons,” said Meyer, a 25-year veteran of national security law and former official at the Department of Defense’s Office of Inspector General.Hegseth also wrote in the Signal thread that at 2:10 p.m., “more F-18s LAUNCH (2nd strike package).”“1415: Strike Drones on Target (THIS IS WHEN THE FIRST BOMBS WILL DEFINITELY DROP, pending earlier ‘Trigger Based’ targets),” the Pentagon leader said.

“1536 F-18 2nd Strike Starts – also, first sea-based Tomahawks launched.”Meyer explained that the other texts were “pretty detailed.”“That’s when bombs would actually drop,” he said, referring to Hegseth’s “1415” missive.“So what that tells me is ...