But the part about "insider information" and "might as well be considered part of the team" is complete bullshit.
Why is he constantly saying things that supports this? Most recently during both recent monero attacks. He comes out and says things that contradicts this statement.
You would have to ask him. Perhaps he is a bit overenthusiastic, or perhaps just enthusiastic because he strongly supports and believes in the project (is that a bad thing?), and maybe that comes across as something other than what it is. It certainly does rub some people the wrong way, but that's life on the Internet. Get used to it.
Sure you can officially say he is not part of the team but you cannot deny the fact that he has more access to the team than just about anyone else here.
I 100% deny it. Anyone here is free to contact the team through posting, PM, and IRC (#monero and #monero-dev channels, as appropriate). We answer promptly and candidly to anyone. I have a hard time understanding how the team could possible be any more accessible. Someone from the team (often most of us) is available to anyone virtually 24 hours every single day.