That would be a fantastic way to be held in contempt of court.
And the reason why the FBI won't try other methods is that they don't actually care about the data. It isn't what they are after. The government wants a judge to order Apple itself to undermine encryption itself. This is only an early salvo in what will be a long battle. The FBI's goal is to, if not criminalize encryption entirely, to undermine it to the point that it is worthless.
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