[ladyjane]

Hopefully keeping his mouth shut is part of the deal. If he bad mouths the RNC or its members then some nasty little details will come out about how he handled (mishandled) the money.

[airborne]

"...Cino allies offered Steele a deal that would have been more lucrative than the chairman's salary..."

But since Cino lost, the deal is off, and Steele gets nothing.

My guess is he runs to the media and becomes another of their RINO "talking heads".