Ex-CIA Chief Panetta Lashes Out At Trump For Intelligence Briefing Stubbornness

Former defense secretary and CIA director Leon Panetta minced no words Wednesday when he lashed out at Donald Trump saying responsibility for an attack against the United States could fall squarely on the President-elect’s shoulders if he continues to regularly refuse intelligence briefings, Politico reported. In a “Fox News Sunday” interview taped last weekend, Trump said he does not need to receive the presidential intelligence briefing every day because “I’m, like, a smart person” and such briefings are often repetitive. Trump received the briefing only a handful of times since winning the presidency and said he relies on those around him, including Vice President-elect Mike Pence, to...