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PBS NewsHour

June 9, 2017PBS NewsHour full episode

Jun 9, 2017 8:07 PM EDT

Friday on the NewsHour...

Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump fires back a day after former FBI Director James Comey testified that the president lied and tried to stop the Michael Flynn investigation. Also: Theresa May loses control of Parliament, Shields and Brooks analyze the week's news, a look at one of this year's Tony-nominated plays and a documentarian who turns his lens on people living with disabilities.

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