The order Trump signed Thursday accuses the ICC of “illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel.” It cites the arrest warrant the ICC issued last year for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister, Yoav Gallant, over alleged war crimes in Gaza.
The measures included asset freezes and travel bans against ICC officials, employees and their family members, along with anyone deemed to have helped the court's investigations.
War crimes prosecutor Reed Brody talks about what’s needed now, now that Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on the ICC.
His last administration slapped sanctions on it over its investigations into potential war crimes in Afghanistan, including by the US, and into the actions of Israeli forces.
