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U.S. to Sanction ICC, Rubio Says Never Face Trials

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  • The U.S. State Department announced it will impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC).
  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio denounced the ICC as affront, urging signatories to withdraw and revoke ICC visas.
  • President Donald Trump told the United Nations (UN) General Assembly U.S. will never allow military members to face ICC trials.
  • The memo cited at least sixteen ICC investigations, arrests or prosecutions carried out without the subjects’ national consent.