One must read between the lines.
The Dems want to spread some lies, but they don't want to do it themselves. So... they claim the Russians got into their database, and the Russians are(will be) spreading the lies.
They know most of their supporters will believe the lies, and for those who don't or can prove they are lies, the DEMS will just say the 'info' the Russians stole hadn't been completed vetted yet, so any inaccuracies are the fault of the Russians.
true, this gives the ‘Rats license (they feel) to dump any and all lies about Trump into the media and the web..... they will just claim the Russians are doing it
“The Dems want to spread some lies, but they don’t want to do it themselves. So... they claim the Russians got into their database, and the Russians are(will be) spreading the lies.”
In other words, this gives them Plausible Deniability.
Yup. I think you nailed it.