Marco Rubio says "have directly engaged in efforts by the ICC" about non‑consenting governments

The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on two International Criminal Court figures: its president, Tomoko Akane of Japan, and Senegalese trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the move Tuesday under a presidential executive order, saying those penalized had taken part in court proceedings against officials of governments that never agreed to ICC jurisdiction. The Hague-based court called the penalties a direct blow to judicial independence and the rule of law, and said it would keep its mandate under the Rome Statute. European Union leaders, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain and the UN condemned the action. The dispute follows ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, which the US rejected as illegitimate; the US is not an ICC member.