Russia's ambassador to Washington told his superiors in Moscow that he discussed campaign-related matters, including policy issues important to Moscow ...That "campaign-related matters" is WaPo speaking, not the ambassador. Define "campaign-related matters." According to WaPo, that is anything that deals with policy. Sessions was a Senator at the time. He discussed policy routinely, usually in the nature of stating US policy, or listening to the foreigner's arguments for change in policy.
WaPo is being intellectually dishonest with the definition of "campaign-related." Situation normal, our entire government is intellectually dishonest an manipulative; as is the press. It is very difficult, I think literally impossible, to win an argument with an intellectually and fundamentally dishonest opponent.
I agree with you regarding the intellectual dishonesty being displayed by the Washington Post. They obviously oppose the president on political and philosophical grounds and have allowed their opposition to become personal and, in many ways unhinged.
As bad as their motives and methods are, they are actually being used by someone with a much more sinister motive. The person who leaked this information did it for a purpose. While that person will have to be found before we learn the real purpose, we can reasonably make some assumptions. The nature of the information would indicate a high level involvement and to risk a long prison sentence, there must be a commensurate reward. Reward could be in many forms but given the nature of the information and circumstances existent, the most obvious would be self protection.
This is a time for rational thought, not knee jerk reaction. We have created a powerful monster with our intelligence services and it is dividing and controlling us more and more each day. We have almost reached the point where one carefully structured leak can disrupt our whole political process.