Hope is going for part truth and part buying information. She has a feeling that this guy knows that they are stalling for something, so she is going for broke.
Well, the way she phrased it, is probably something that happens quite a bit in their line of work. So. Ehh, no harm, no foul, especially with that lead up.
Its a videophone basically, so he isnt sure if he can access more secure areas of the base, and once he tries, odds are he'll be noticed and have to mentally battle the AI before he knows if he can even get there from here.
Since we're in a foreign country, what kind of extra legal considerations are there? The Foundry operations are illegal most places, right? Is Hope way outside her juridiction - somehow, I got the impression that AEGIS was domestic, like the FBI for superpower/science related offenses.
Proving that the foundry is operating in an illegal capacity is something else entirely. Hope is in disguise here and not exactly operating with AEGIS approval. She's out in the wind with this one I think.