Trump sanctions four ICC judges

President Donald Trump has sanctioned four ICC justices today (Thursday) in accordance with his campaign against the court for its prosecutions against Israel and the United States. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly supported the move.

Here is the full statement, from the State Department website:

"Today, the United States is sanctioning four individuals, currently serving as judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC).  We do not take this step lightly.  It reflects the seriousness of the threat we face from the ICC’s politicization and abuse of power.  The Department of State’s designations are made pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14203, which authorizes sanctions on foreign persons engaged in certain efforts by the ICC and aims to impose tangible and significant consequences on those directly engaged in the ICC’s transgressions against the United States and Israel.   

"The Department is designating the following individuals pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(A) of E.O. 14203, for having directly engaged in any effort by the ICC to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute a protected person without consent of that person’s country of nationality: 

"Bossa and Ibanez Carranza ruled to authorize the ICC’s investigation against U.S. personnel in Afghanistan.  Alapini Gansou and Hohler ruled to authorize the ICC’s issuance of arrest warrants targeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant."