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July 13, 2018PBS NewsHour full episode

Jul 13, 2018 7:39 PM EST

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Friday on the NewsHour, the Mueller investigation indicts 12 Russian intelligence officers for interference in the 2016 election, days before President Trump's meeting with President Putin. Also: Trump attempts to defuse tensions with UK Prime Minister Theresa May after criticizing her over Brexit, Shields and Salam on the president's chaotic Europe trip and the lost music of John Coltrane.

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