Truly a final moment of fame!

Was his exit choreographed? By whom?
What was his true conviction in the matter?
He was aware of Trump's troubles with investigations
He knew the Mike Flynn story with Russia
Peter Smith was known to work on his own, had the funds for it
Was he really anti Russia, anti Putin?
Intent to undermine the Trump presidency
One last act of subversion
He failed in contacts with hackers on the Dark Net to recover the Clinton emails

See my follow-up diary where Peter Smith is linked to the alt-right

○ Peter Smith Tapped Alt-Right to Access Dark Net

Charles C. Johnson said he also suggested that Peter Smith get in touch with Andrew Auernheimer, a hacker who goes by the alias 'Weev' and has collaborated with Johnson in the past. Auernheimer--who was released from federal prison in 2014 after having a conviction for fraud and hacking offenses vacated [on appeal - May 2014] and subsequently moved to Ukraine.

This group is alt-right, anti-Putin and pro-Ukraine.
IMO fits handily in the collusion with Steve Bannon, the renegade inside the White House

○ Trump donor 'kills himself' after revealing he tried to get Hillary Clinton's emails from Russian hackers | The Independent |

'Sapere aude'