If they were, then that would be proof of collusion between the Russians and Hillary.
Perhaps, but they already had their hooks in Hillary due to her record at State (and Foundation dealings.) They needed to find a way to get their hooks into the Trump camp, so they had something to hold over whoever won.
If, say, Gary Johnson or Evan McMullin had gotten any serious traction, the Russkies would have tried to get a hook in them too.
As Putin’s boy Aleksandr Dugin has said openly, their goal is to cause chaos. (Unfortunately, the left is giving them precisely what they want.) When we are in chaos and steeply divided is when our enemies (Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, etc.) make their move. (And/or when we have leadership inclined not to do anything to stop them, as in the 8 years before President Trump took office..)
If they can get something to hold over any potential leader we might choose, they are free to carry out all their nefarious plans.