First Thing: Trump green-lights sanctions against the ICC

Amnesty International says the move sends the message that Israel is above the law'. Plus: meet the man whose job it is to create scary smells'

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Donald Trump has signed an executive order green-lighting sanctions against the international criminal court (ICC), accusing it of targeting Israel and the US with illegitimate and baseless actions".

What did Israel say? Netanyahu thanked Trump for defending America and Israel from the anti-American and antisemitic corrupt court".

And others? Human rights groups criticized the move, with Amnesty International saying it sends the message that Israel is above the law".

What do experts think is behind Trump's executive orders? They say the move could be aimed to get cases to the supreme court, in the hope that the conservative majority will rule in favor of his expansive views of executive power.