It is pretty clear that the Democratic Party and the Clinton Campaign were either willing or unwilling dupes for the Russians (probably both, but mostly willing)
They might have been doing the same to the Trump team.
What do the Russians get out of it?
Leverage/blackmail or power material over whoever won the race.
If whoever took the bait lost, nothing lost on their side.
I wonder if they didn’t think through on or didn’t care what would happen to the side that took the bait if they lost.
And the media was both a willing and unwilling dupe as well, but almost all willing like the Dems and Clinton.
They just did not consider losing.
Now, all they have is to double down on their stupidity. It did not occur to them their side might lose.
“Leverage/blackmail or power material over whoever won the race.”
I had always though the Russkies wanted the bitch to win! They had all her emails!