Just what I thought.
The relevant question is: How did Papadopoulos “learn” about Russians “involvement” in the election? Answer: Because the same group who initiated this investigation had arranged for persons under their control to tell him that “fact.” They set him up to serve as the basis for initiating an investigation that doesn’t have the slightest basis in actual fact. But of course, the New York Slimes ignores these inconvenient facts.