Re: @Jason Don't travel to the US.
"Meaning that I know what they are likely to ask and not ask."
What you "know" is irrelevant as this isn't a random case but a targeted personal attack to this guy and Apple. At that point "likely" does not mean a thing as these thugs knew exactly what they were after: The laptop.
Refusing to allow the call to Apple is obvious sign of that because then someone in Apple would know that this person's laptop is possibly compromised.