U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the 44th Annual Congressional Black Caucus legislative conference Sept. 26, 2014, in Washington, D.C. T.J. Kirkpatrick, Getty Images
Attorney General Eric Holder privately expressed frustration to Missouri's governor over declaring a state of emergency ahead of a grand jury decision in last summer's police shooting of an unarmed black man in Ferguson, a Justice Department official told CBS News.
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The official said Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon didn't give the department advance notice of the state of emergency and activation of the National Guard, CBS News reporter Paula Reid reports. Nixon took the actions Monday while a grand jury is deciding whether to indict Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson, who is white, for the fatal shooting of Michael Brown.
A decision from the grand jury is expected in the coming days.
Holder thought that Nixon's actions set the wrong tone and that the tone of his press conference Monday was counter-productive and served to escalate tensions well ahead of the grand jury decision, the official said.
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Two sources have confirmed to Reid that the grand jury was expected to hear from one more witness Friday and then begin deliberations.
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