[ianterrell]

We know that the local police visited her house, and that the FBI knew about it.

I don't think I'm being unreasonable in trusting the author that the officers said they were with the Joint Terrorism Task Force, which is one of a few plausible ways the FBI would know about local PD activity.

Her credibility on the big fact is established. What are we missing, then? The details on what the questions were? Whether or not they were asked about their Google history? Where the intel came from?

[untog]

For all we know, the FBI knew about it because so many people called them up to ask about it that they figured they'd call the local PD and ask them about it.

I don't think I'm being unreasonable in trusting the author that the officers said they were with the Joint Terrorism Task Force

From this WaPo article http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/08/01... :

“They were officers from the Nassau County Police Department who identified themselves as such,”

You might, justifiably, be suspicious of the police account. But all we have to go on are two contradicting accounts. Why not wait until we have some actual evidence?