US Sanctions Intl Judges Over Netanyahu Warrant

The Hill reports:

The U.S. on Thursday said it is sanctioning four International Criminal Court (ICC) judges via a part of a prior executive order President Trump issued in February. “We do not take this step lightly. It reflects the seriousness of the threat we face from the ICC’s politicization and abuse of power,” the fact sheet reads.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio explained the sanctions in a Thursday statement, saying, “These individuals directly engaged in efforts by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute nationals of the United States or Israel, without consent from the United States or Israel.”

The ICC condemned the State Department’s actions in a Thursday statement, calling the sanctions a “clear attempt to undermine the independence of an international judicial institution.”

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