Story highlights The CIA director rebuffed Trump for criticizing the intelligence communityHe said Trump could imperil the country by not affording them respectWashington (CNN) CIA Director John Brennan implored President-elect Donald Trump to put his confidence in the intelligence community and develop an "appreciation" for the effect his words could have on national security. It's our responsibility to make sure they understand exactly the dangers that are out there," Brennan said. Trump has slammed the intelligence community repeatedly over the past few weeks in response to what he said was unfair coverage caused by leaked information from intelligence officials. First on Twitter and then at his first news conference since July, Trump likened the leaks to "Nazi Germany." Brennan called the Nazi reference "outrageous."

Source: CNN January 15, 2017 19:41 UTC