2026-06-24T19:11:30.910Z / 美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）
作者：卡拉·斯坎内尔
更新于18分钟前
更新时间：2026年6月24日美国东部时间下午3:11
发布时间：2026年6月24日美国东部时间下午3:11
迈克尔·拉皮诺，Live Nation娱乐公司总裁兼首席执行官，2026年3月19日离开纽约联邦法院。
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票务与活动巨头Live Nation与司法部达成一项备受消费者维权团体广泛批评的突发反垄断和解协议，不到一个月前，该公司首席执行官曾与唐纳德·特朗普总统通话。
周一提交的一份法庭文件披露了这场极不寻常的对话，同时还显示白宫法律顾问办公室参与了和解协议的最终敲定。
Live Nation在法庭文件中披露：“2026年2月，拉皮诺先生与唐纳德·J·特朗普总统讨论了与Live Nation业务相关的多个话题；期间提及了司法部针对被告的诉讼进展，但未讨论任何潜在和解的实质性条款。”
这份文件引发了外界质疑：特朗普是否亲自推动了这项和解协议，以及他在司法部决策中的参与程度。
CNN已就此事联系Live Nation、司法部和白宫寻求置评。
2026年6月24日，唐纳德·特朗普总统抵达华盛顿后与记者交谈。
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此次通话距离这场具有里程碑意义的反垄断审判开庭仅数周，且发生在司法部高层于同月罢免反垄断部门负责人盖尔·斯莱特的同一个月。斯莱特素来以对其监管的反垄断案件采取强硬立场而闻名。
根据法庭文件，3月5日，Live Nation代表、反垄断部门、总检察长办公室、副检察长办公室以及白宫法律顾问办公室的代表举行会议敲定和解协议，并于当日敲定了最终签署的条款清单。
司法部与Live Nation的和解协议于审判第二周公布，令负责审理此案的法官以及在陪审团面前处理该案的司法部庭审团队均感到意外。
阿伦·苏布拉马尼亚姆法官传唤拉皮诺和反垄断部门负责人到庭参加一场气氛紧张的听证会。在听证会上，法官称司法部律师竟然对这项交易毫不知情，这“令人难以置信”。
庭审继续进行，30多个州的总检察长继续推进诉讼。陪审团最终认定Live Nation存在垄断行为并向粉丝高价收费。
2025年2月12日，美国助理司法部长候选人阿比盖尔·斯莱特在华盛顿出席参议院司法委员会确认听证会。
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判决公布后，斯莱特在X平台上写道：“你们今天创造了反垄断历史。你们奋勇拼搏，完成了比赛，坚守了信念。”
法官最终将决定是否批准司法部的和解协议，并根据判决结果裁定救济措施或损害赔偿金额。
Trump spoke with Live Nation CEO shortly before surprise Justice Department settlement, court filing reveals
2026-06-24T19:11:30.910Z / CNN
By Kara Scannell
Updated 18 min ago
Updated Jun 24, 2026, 3:11 PM ET
PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2026, 3:11 PM ET
Michael Rapino, president and chief executive officer of Live Nation Entertainment Inc., departs from federal court on March 19, 2026 in New York City.
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Live Nation’s chief executive spoke with President Donald Trump less than a month before the ticketing and events giant reached a surprise antitrust settlement with the Justice Department that consumer advocate groups have largely panned.
The highly-unusual conversation between Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino and the president was disclosed in a court filing on Monday. The disclosure also reveals that the White House counsel’s office was involved in finalizing the settlement.
“In February 2026, Mr. Rapino discussed a variety of topics related to Live Nation’s business with President Donald J. Trump; the status of DOJ’s lawsuit against Defendants came up but no substantive terms regarding any potential settlement were discussed,” Live Nation disclosed in a court filing.
The filing raises questions about whether Trump was personally behind the settlement and how closely he is involved in Justice Department decision-making.
CNN has reached out to Live Nation, the Justice Department and White House for comment.
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters after arriving in Washington, on June 24, 2026.
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The conversation took place just weeks before the landmark antitrust trial began and the same month senior Justice Department leadership pushed out Gail Slater, the head of the Justice Department’s antitrust division. Slater was known to advocate for aggressive approaches to the antitrust cases she oversaw
On March 5, representatives of Live Nation, the antitrust division, the attorney general’s office, deputy attorney general’s office and White House counsel’s office met to finalize the settlement, and hammered out a term sheet signed that day, according to the court filing.
The Live Nation settlement with DOJ was announced during the second week of the trial and blindsided the judge overseeing the case as well as the Justice Department trial team handling the case before the jury.
Judge Arun Subramanian summoned Rapino and the head of the antitrust division to court for a testy hearing. During the hearing, the judge said it was “mind boggling” that DOJ attorneys did not know about deal.
The trial resumed with more than 30 state attorneys general moving forward. The jury found Live Nation acted as a monopoly and overcharged fans.
Abigail Slater, US assistant attorney general nominee for US President Donald Trump, during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, on February 12, 2025.
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After the verdict was announced, Slater wrote on X, “You made antitrust history today. You fought the good fight, you finished the race, and you kept the faith.”
The judge will ultimately decide whether to approve the DOJ settlement and assign remedies or damages in light of the verdict.
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