Trump Sanctions ICC Prosecutor

International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan is the first person to face economic and travel sanctions authorized by former U.S. President Donald Trump. The sanctions target the war crimes tribunal over its investigations into U.S. citizens or U.S. allies.

The sanctions include freezing of U.S. assets of those designated and barring them and their families from visiting the United States.

The order directed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in consultation with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, to submit a report within 60 days naming people who should be sanctioned.

The ICC on Friday condemned the sanctions, pledging to stand by its staff and "continue providing justice and hope to millions of innocent victims of atrocities across the world, in all situations before it." Court officials met in The Hague on Friday to discuss the implications of the sanctions.

"Sanctions would severely undermine all situations currently under investigation as the Court may have to close its field offices," the 79 countries - who make up about two-thirds of the court's members - said in a statement.