If I understand the story correctly, the background is that some university and/or research group was doing authorized research on Internet usage (i.e. legal). Clinton-Campaign-hired lawyers got the researchers to do a little "side hustle", to plant fake "evidence" that there was communication between Alfa Bank and Trump, and to spy on Trump residence, campaign HQ, business, and Trump WH Internet traffic generally. IOW:
* The Clinton Campaign used go-betweens to create false distance between the campaign and the fake "evidence" planting and spying ("I know nussing! NUSSING!");
* The lawyers used insider contacts - known by the lawyers? referred by Clinton people?;
* The insider contacts were fine with abusing their research permissions to spy on Trump and plant fake "evidence";
* Info from the research insiders was a major part of the Mueller Shamvestigation (what did Mueller and his Shamvestigators know, and when did they know it?);
* If the candidate/President spied on, etc., had a D after his/her name, the MSM would be all over this story like white on rice.