Trump has repeatedly shrugged off intelligence that's convinced Republicans and Democrats that Russia tried to help him win election. Trump also has suggested that the intelligence community is out to get him — including by the leak of a document containing potentially damaging, but unverified, financial and personal information on Trump. "Spontaneity is not something that protects national security interests," Brennan said, saying twice that the matter is "more than being about him." There are costs to casting doubts on the credibility of the national intelligence community, Brennan added. If he doesn't have confidence in the intelligence community, what signal does that send to our partners and allies as well as our adversaries?"

Source: ABC News January 15, 2017 07:31 UTC