AJ is a "limited hang out" aka "controlled burn". He will say 99% of truth and the 1% he disinformation is the crux of his job. He wants to be the gatekeeper of pedo research. Hence the:

I disagree with him on the extent to which Comet Ping Pong serves nefarious cheese pizza

This is all that should matter to Anons.

but he DID say that CPP does have bad actors associated

Yep, he will be the decided who are the bad actors and who should be given a free pass.