In his case, when he says he has nothing left. I wouldn't be surprised if he's telling the truth. In this case my guess is the white hats put him in protective custody and could use his death as a reason to release the deadman's switch.

The timing is too perfect. There is too much information coming out with all of these freedom of information requests. What started as some light droplets is picking up into a light shower. It looks like a massive storm is brewing.