It's useful to know what people are thinking when they are the ones making meaningful decisions. Even if you don't trust them to be honest (which I don't think

It's useful to know what people are thinking when they are the ones making meaningful decisions. Even if you don't trust them to be honest (which I don't think is a valid criticism here, there's not much in the quoted text that could be construed as "lying"), if you want to take issue with their actions in the future or have insight into what they may/may not do it's useful to get something from the horse's mouth.