The intelligence agencies know this because they recorded Kislyak's conversations with Moscow, informing them of the content of his interactions with Sessions.
This means Sessions lied to Congress when he was asked during his confirmation hearings if he had discussed the Trump campaign with Russian officials.
From the article:
One U.S. official said that Sessions — who testified that he has no recollection of an April encounter — has provided “misleading” statements that are “contradicted by other evidence.” A former official said that the intelligence indicates that Sessions and Kislyak had “substantive” discussions on matters including Trump’s positions on Russia-related issues and prospects for U.S.-Russia relations in a Trump administration.
Thus, Sessions could be facing perjury charges for lying to Congress and the Trump campaign could be facing charges of collusion with Russia.
And by the way, while some may say Kislyak may have given Russia the wrong info (doubtful, as the Kremlin would not like it at all), this is what the WP said about it:
But U.S. officials with regular access to Russian intelligence reports say Kislyak — whose tenure as ambassador to the United States ended recently — has a reputation for accurately relaying details about his interactions with officials in Washington.
So yes; Sessions is in big trouble and so is the Trump campaign.
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