[tyxodiwktis]

They could go to anyone important who is under investigation/has been indicted but doesn’t know it yet, tell them, then have them do things (data dump from your employer, etc) in exchange for help fleeing the US to Russia.

[consumer451]

There is even a special word for that in Russian.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kompromat

[dannyw]

Russians aren’t dumb: it would be absurd to think they’re not doing it, right now.