On Friday, an anonymous source leaked to CNN that a federal grand jury had approved the filing of charges against a person involved in the Russian collusion investigation.  CNN could not identify that person or the charges against him, and a spokesman from Robert Mueller's special counsel office declined to comment.

The timing of this report is suspicious.  Earlier in the week, the Hillary campaign and the DNC had been identified as having funded the famous Trump dossier, in which the first allegations of Trump-Russia collusion appeared.  This had been the week's top story, until the leak from Mueller's office.

Is the special counsel's office trying to divert media attention?  Are Mueller's people timing leaks to undercut the focus on Hillary?  The leaker told CNN to expect an arrest today.  When we learn the identity of the culprit and the charges against him, MSM commentators will speculate about what these new developments imply about Trump's involvement and the future of his presidency, and Hillary's pay-for-Russian-gossip story will be yesterday's news.

Hillary has been on TV quite often these days as she's gone around the country hawking her book What Happened.  Up to now, she's been taking questions from friendly moderators.  On C-SPAN last week, she said, "Trump and his allies, including Fox News, are really experts at distraction and diversion."  Projection, anyone?

Hillary continued: "So the closer the investigation about real Russian ties between Trump associates and real Russians[.] ... [T]he more they just want to throw mud on the wall. I'm their favorite target. Me and President Obama, we are the ones they like to put in the crosshairs."

As Hillary's book tour proceeds with ten more appearances before the end of the year, it will be interesting to see if she continues to take questions and whether she continues to speak about "ties between Trump associates and real Russians."  In light of recent information, that message would appear to be non-operational.

In the meantime, the investigative calendar is packed.  A former FBI informant has just been released from an FBI-imposed nondisclosure agreement and will testify before Congress about his personal knowledge concerning the Russian purchase of Uranium One.  Expect new revelations about Clinton corruption.

And expect more anonymous leaks from Mueller's office.