The U.S. Department of Justice has complained about Apple's request for evidence from Samsung in its antitrust lawsuit, calling it a waste of time due to being too late in the process. In early April , Apple turned to the Hague Convention to demand documents from Samsung Korea, to help deal with its antitrust lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice. The DOJ has now criticized the move because of its impeccably bad timing. The DOJ sued Apple for allegedly stifling competition through proprietary hardware and software in March 2024 . After appeals and dismissal requests , the lawsuit moved forward into the discovery phase in June 2025 . Three-quarters of a year into discovery, Apple demanded documents from Samsung in South Korea using the Hague Evidence Convention . The DOJ naturally complained to the court. The filing with the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, made on April 20 and spotted by 9to5Mac , has the DOJ taking offense to the Hague Convention invocation.…