That story was pushed off the news cycle by the email drop because the MSM had to consolidate forces to try to debunk the laptop story.
Benghazi / OBL would have a much bigger effect, but Rudy must want to let that percolate.
Whether the Falconer is fully legit or not, the framework is recognizable to anyone who followed that incident over the years. IOW, the details aren't especially surprising, but the new source is, and he has to be protected, if he's legit, to time the major roll out perfectly.. It's also like the old time serials where they'd cut the show off at an intense moment so you'd be sure to tune in the next week.
I still think something from left field is going to unload on Biden. Good guys are setting up the MSM to roll out so much bullshit putting fingers in the dike for Biden that when the mother of all drops hits no one will believe the MSM when they try to spin it.