Two high-profile Republican lawmakers on Wednesday cautioned against believing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange over the intelligence community about Russia’s involvement in hacks of the Democratic National Committee and John Podesta’s emails.

The separate comments from House Speaker Paul Ryan and Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton may be seen as veiled shots at President-elect Trump. Trump has refused to believe the Russians were involved in the leaks of DNC and Podesta emails and repeatedly questions whether anyone can know who is responsible for the hacks. On Wednesday morning, Trump cited Assange in making his argument that Russia wasn’t responsible.

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