Ryans divirce was no secret and it was rumored that he and his wife were swapping. I doubt that he had to use NSA for that, but certainly knows every dirty Chicago trick in the book , and he doesn’t mind using them. Look at what he did to Justice Roberts.
Divorces can be pretty nasty. There is a good chance that one can find nasty information about one’s opponent from divorce testimony. Also, the information may not be true either. One can be dealing with some extremely bitter players here.
This. No need for a high tech conspiracy.