From the transcript, it seemed pretty clear he did know what the information was, but he just didn't know the potential consequences of it. You have to remembe

From the transcript, it seemed pretty clear he did know what the information was, but he just didn't know the potential consequences of it. You have to remember that this is an IM transcript after all. The "trigger-happy hyper-masculine" comment was likely just a joke or either angst at his predicament.