There's one big difference to what you're pointing out and what's being reported. Trump's people were giving them the 
to leak the e-mails they hacked.
Oh yeah, I'm sure they were waiting on Trump to give them the ol high sign.
If they're on the record doing that, that's a big deal. Like, "Worst political scandal since 1861," big a deal
On record where? You're really going to sit there and tell me that the Russian were going to hold back on that unless Trump et. al. told them to release it? Really?
Not at all, but do you seriously not see how it's a big deal if Trump's team is on the phone or inter-webs telling them to do it beforehand?
Sure, if.
But it's also interesting that you can't find out these things unless you're spying on somebody. So they're trying to wrap this all up in a neat little FISA (or similar) bow to CYA . . . and coincidently (or ironically?) Obama signs off on a substantial new order which vastly expands the dissemination of intelligence and unmasking just before leaving office. You will note, no, no you won't, that they're doing their best to wrap this up in a veil of ordinary intelligence gathering (pss, here's a newsflash, the NSA doesn't care about FISA courts, rights or the rule of law. Never have, never will) when in fact Dick Nixon has a boner in his grave.
We've seen the Flynn transcripts, he did nothing wrong. Then they tried Sessions . . . nope just a normal meeting just like Dem leaders have had for years with the same people. So now it's off to plan C, D, E and beyond. We have extremely suspicious allegations against a campaign manager coming from one of the most corrupt governments in the world (but hey, its makes a 'Pub look bad, so run with it). A government and country which coincidently has friends and family from the highest levels of the previous administration draped all over their politics and industries.
So who is colluding with who at this juncture?
