I've been watching, noticing what he's doing. Personally, I think he's definitely operating. Currently, as a sort of provocateur. Being a voice applying pressure in the more extreme tones, like an outlier.

He knows far too much and is far too saavy for this to be anything less than a well-thought out tactic, imo. But why exactly, I'm not sure. I mean, what role he is currently playing ... not sure.