It's not like Sam Altman has been particularly hostile to the present administration. He's probably already handing them over behind closed doors and doesn't want to take the PR hit.
Give me a break, they're literally spending money fighting this court order.
They're literally salaried lawyers. The average American taxpayer is spending more on legal representation for this case than OpenAI is.
It's a publicity stunt, ordered by executives. If you think OpenAI is doing this out of principle, you're nuts.
For the sole reason that this costs money to do, not out of the goodness of their hearts.