Historically, one of the most helpful things is when an insider turns. Darius would have never made it to Greece without a turncoat.
But Malone hasn’t led with any insider info. Instead he follows, becoming just as much of a convert as needed to lead the controlled opposition he organizes (and most of his followers don’t even recognize as such).
After inconvenient truths are uncovered he, to a degree, fesses up to them.