President Donald Trump vs ICC
US President Donald Trump Targets International Criminal Court (ICC) with Sanctions In his latest controversial move, US President Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing the global judicial body of unfairly targeting the US and its ally, Israel, “without a legitimate basis.” Since neither the US nor Israel has signed the Rome Statute, they are not bound by the ICC’s rulings. This isn’t the first time Trump has taken aim at the ICC—back in 2020, he sanctioned ICC officials for investigating alleged war crimes in Afghanistan.