Did they think the existing dirt wasn't enough to damage her?
What they said on TV was that the aid must have value, which it was implied meant monetary value. As an example they said polling data had value, because you would have to pay for it elsewhere.
So if the Russians had offered money, logistic support, or transportation, it would have been a problem.
I am not a lawyer, but my impression was gossip or information does not have monetary value, so DT2 will be just fine, though you won’t know it from the fake news.