Former CIA Director James Woolsey, now a top aide to President-elect Donald Trump Donald John TrumpREAD: Cohen testimony alleges Trump knew Stone talked with WikiLeaks about DNC emails Trump urges North Korea to denuclearize ahead of summit Venezuela's Maduro says he fears 'bad' people around Trump MORE, said late Wednesday that he wouldn't listen to Julian Assange when it comes to the alleged Russian interference in the presidential election.

"I don't think there's any point in listening to Julian Assange," James Woolsey said in an interview with CNN, calling the WikiLeaks founder "quite a ne'er-do-well."

"I would listen to someone who I think is making a cogent point and doing it with good evidence," Woolsey added.

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"I don't start from the proposition of I'll listen to 'X' because I like or don't like him."

Trump on Wednesday quoted Assange in a tweet, pointing out that Assange insists that Russians did not give his organization any hacked information.

"Julian Assange said 'a 14 year old could have hacked Podesta' — why was DNC so careless? Also said Russians did not give him the info!" Trump tweeted.

Julian Assange said "a 14 year old could have hacked Podesta" - why was DNC so careless? Also said Russians did not give him the info! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 4, 2017

Trump defended his tweet on Thursday, stating that he is not in agreement with Assange.

"The dishonest media likes saying that I am in Agreement with Julian Assange — wrong. I simply state what he states, it is for the people ... to make up their own minds as to the truth. The media lies to make it look like I am against 'Intelligence' when in fact I am a big fan!" Trump said in a pair of tweets.

The dishonest media likes saying that I am in Agreement with Julian Assange - wrong. I simply state what he states, it is for the people.... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 5, 2017