THE TIMING IS ODD – AT 11:50 A.M. ET:  First charges are being filed under the auspices of Robert Mueller.  Gee, as soon as national attention is shifted to possible crimes by the Democrats, and their relationship to Russia, charges are filed against Republicans.  The timing is precise.  From CNN, which seems to get its information on this right from the inside:

Washington (CNN) A federal grand jury in Washington on Friday approved the first charges in the investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller, according to sources briefed on the matter.
The charges are still sealed under orders from a federal judge. Plans were prepared Friday for anyone charged to be taken into custody as soon as Monday, the sources said. It is unclear what the charges are.

A spokesman for the special counsel's office declined to comment. The White House also had no comment, a senior administration official said Saturday morning.

Mueller was appointed in May to lead the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

Under the regulations governing special counsel investigations, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who has oversight over the Russia investigation, would have been made aware of any charges before they were taken before the grand jury for approval, according to people familiar with the matter.

COMMENT:   Ah, the sanctity of the legal system.  All this secret stuff comes out...through CNN, a major branch of the Democratic Party.  I wonder what other secret information we'll be told.

David Gergen, once a respected analyst and now a CNN hack, is already saying that the dam is about to break on the Trump administration.  That will be the party line.

Much came out this week about the Democrats' collusion with Russia.  One journalist already boasted that all that will now be pushed aside to make way for Mueller.

So goes the fate of the nation.

October 28,  2017