Trump imposes sanctions on ICC, accusing it of targeting US and Israel
by Harry Davies and Marina Dunbar from US news | The Guardian on (#6V3YT)
US president has been critical of court since it issued war crimes arrest warrant for Netanyahu, who welcomes executive order targeting lawfare' against Israel
Donald Trump has signed an executive order that authorises aggressive economic sanctions against the international criminal court (ICC), accusing the body of illegitimate and baseless actions" targeting the US and Israel.
The order grants the US president broad powers to impose asset freezes and travel bans against ICC staff and their family members if the US determines that they are involved in efforts to investigate or prosecute citizens of the US and certain allies.
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