http://thehill.com/homenews/news/215362-obama-holder-to-discuss-federal-response-to-ferguson-violenceAttorney General Eric Holder will brief President Obama Monday on possible actions the federal government can take in Ferguson, Mo., after another night of clashes prompted Gov. Jay Nixon (D-Mo.) to call in the National Guard.
"The president has asked the attorney general to come in tomorrow to brief him on the state of the investigation on the ground,? said senior presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett in an interview with American Urban Radio Monday.
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Jarrett said Holder would also discuss ?any further actions that the federal government could play to help reduce the violence down to zero and make sure the public understands completely the scope of the investigation and what's going on on the ground.?
The president and Holder are scheduled to meet at 1:15 p.m. in the Oval Office, following the worst night yet in the St. Louis suburb.
Demonstrators ignored a mandatory curfew imposed by Nixon, and reporters on the ground observed the sounds of gunfire. Police responded with tear gas and smoke bombs.