Trump questions U.S. intelligence gathering

Donald Trump receives his first formal intelligence briefing Wednesday, even as he questions the quality of U.S. intelligence gathering.

Asked on Fox & Friends whether he trusts U.S. intelligence, Trump said: "Not so much from the people that have been doing it for our country. I mean, look what's happened over the last 10 years ... I mean, it's been catastrophic."

Trump will be joined at his first briefing by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and national security adviser Michael Flynn.

Democrats have criticized Trump and Flynn for aligning themselves with Russian interests and questioned whether the volatile Republican nominee should receive a classified briefing.

Trump defended Flynn during his Fox interview, calling him "a great guy. I've gotten to know him. He's been a real fan of mine and defender of mine. And he's a terrific guy, terrific general ... tough ... smart."

For his part, Trump questioned why Clinton should received classified briefings, given her use of private email during her years as secretary of State.

By tradition, presidential nominees from both political parties receive briefings from U.S. intelligence briefings.

Trump comments raise new concerns about intelligence briefings