Share the news of February 12 with wechat scanning code QR code < / P > < p > < p > < p > to friends and circles of friends < / P > < p > < p > < p > on Friday, local time, a lawyer representing Apple said that in order to determine whether the operation mode of Google search business violates the antitrust law, the U.S. Department of justice hopes that some Apple executives can testify under oath < p > the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Google in October 2020, accusing it of using its market strength to illegally suppress its competitors. The court date is set for September 12, 2023 < p > in the indictment, the US Department of Justice accused Google of paying billions of dollars a year to sign exclusive agreements with apple, Samsung and other companies in order to make Google search engine the default search engine on various devices < p > at the pre-trial hearing, apple spokesman Steven sunshine said that the U.S. Department of justice asked "Apple's top executives" to testify < p > Samson said he did not know what information the US Department of justice wanted from apple < p > about two years ago, the US Department of justice, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and some state attorneys general organized various investigations into large technology platforms, some of which have led to litigation. (Chen Chen) < / P > < p >