President Donald Trump said on Friday that his previous remarks regarding the investigation into the midair collision at a Washington D.C. airport will not impact any formal investigation.

On Wednesday evening a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter collided with a PSA-operated CRJ700 that was making a descent into the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport just before 9 pm. In total 67 lives were lost from both aircraft.

During a press conference for the signing on an executive order a reporter asked, “Mr. President, do you have any concerns that your commentary about things you have described as common sense, your observations, could in any way interfere with a thorough investigation of the crash?”

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