(CNN) This week we saw Donald Trump, Fox News and even GOP members of Congress, in a seemingly coordinated strategy, ratchet up allegations that Hillary Clinton had "colluded" with Russia. So why did this all take place now? Well it appears likely we all learned the reason Friday night. That's when CNN broke the story that, according to sources briefed on the matter, a federal grand jury had issued the first indictments arising out of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into the Trump campaign's possible conspiring with Russia to illegally influence the 2016 presidential election. It's reasonable to believe that Trump knew that this was coming. As CNN reported, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who is Attorney General Jeff Sessions second in command, "would have been made aware of any charges before they were taken before the grand jury for approval." While Sessions had recused himself from the Russian investigation, did Rosenstein inform his boss who in turn told Trump? Or did someone leak this info to Trump? It's unclear, but common sense says the multi-pronged attack on Clinton wasn't just happenstance.Dean Obeidallah: As the probe into the Trump campaign's possible collusion with Russia heats up, his team wants to deflect attentionAttacks on Clinton indicate the lengths Team Trump is willing to go to protect their boss
_ alleges that Clinton had improper motives for approving the deal, but he raised that exact argument during the campaign and it was labeled by nonpartisan fact checkers as "mostly false." Trump alleges that _ had improper motives for approving the deal, but he raised that exact argument during the campaign and it was labeled by nonpartisan fact checkers as "mostly false." Well for the same reason _ and his allies have all raised this issue at this time.