Oliver Stone slammed Democrats for weaponizing federal law enforcement and "lying" in their attempts to charge the president with Russian collusion during the 2016 election. (Fox News)
"Russiagate – we paid for it," Stone said. "I applaud [what Trump is doing], and I hate what they did with Russiagate, I really do. I think it's – again, the lying, the lying, the lying, and selling that to the American people."
When asked if he felt Trump was right about there being weaponization of the federal government against conservatives, Stone responded: "There was."
Stone, who has produced several documentaries supporting Russian narratives about Ukraine, added that the underlying premise behind Russiagate – that Russia is a nefarious actor – is wrong and "un-American."
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"They are potentially our best partners, as are the Chinese. I mean, we have this mentality that they're the enemy," Stone said. "That's all been inculcated by propaganda. If you go out there to China, and you go out to Russia, you don't hear that kind of vituperative dialogue."
Russia President Putin and President Trump (Getty Images)
However, while Stone said he agreed with Trump's approach to taking on those involved with Russiagate, he did lament the president's attacks on pro-Palestinian protesters over alleged antisemitism.
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"I don't like this new thing about censorship coming from Trump," said Stone. "Against the anti – what he calls ‘antisemitic news’ – I mean, I don't agree. I don't know where he's coming from, and it's not what he promised."
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