Donald Trump says ICC "illegitimate and baseless actions" targeting America and Israel

President Donald Trump’s Feb. 6 executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court has resulted in penalties for nine judges, three prosecutors, three Palestinian human rights groups, and a U.N. official, and has prompted a lawsuit from four major human rights organizations. Trump said the court had improperly targeted the U.S. and Israel, pointing to arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant. The sanctions freeze assets, block transactions, and impose travel bans. The plaintiffs argue the measures violate the Constitution and international law and have already forced them to halt war-crimes advocacy and aid work. The ICC asserts jurisdiction through Palestine’s membership in the Rome Statute, which the U.S. rejects.