He seemed quite honest in the fragment of his statement that I heard.

He's leaving politics to go do what he does best:

Raise MONEY for other politicians (possibly with a little leakage into his own pockets?).

With enough MONEY, he'll have even more influence, as a "political benefactor" than he ever had as a politician, and lots fewer "limitations" on what he can do to raise the MONEY. He may still need to be a little careful that only a few people know how it gets passed on.

Or maybe, cynic that I am, I misunderstood.

John