World court judges sue Trump administration over sanctions
The judges say the sanctions exceed federal authority and have cut off banking, travel and online services, according to the lawsuit.
- On Wednesday, three International Criminal Court judges filed a Manhattan lawsuit against President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, and Bradley Smith, challenging sanctions imposed last year.
- Trump imposed the sanctions last year as retaliation for the tribunal's arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a past investigation into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan.
- Judges Kimberly Prost, Solomy Balungi Bossa, and Reine Adelaide Sophie Alapini-Gansou cannot access banking services, credit cards, or platforms like Amazon and Google, with the filing claiming the sanctions are 'tantamount to the financial death penalty.'
- Arguing the measures exceed the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the 66-page filing demands the sanctions be lifted, calling the unprecedented move 'draconian' and claiming it aims to 'exert extra-judicial pressure.'
- Though the International Criminal Court holds jurisdiction over 125 member countries, the United States, Russia, China, and Israel do not recognize its authority, highlighting ongoing diplomatic friction.
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ICC judges demand U.S. remove sanctions against them over their attacks on Americans and allies * WorldNetDaily * by WND Staff
Source link International Criminal Court Several judges on the International Criminal Court, a court that the United States does not recognize, have demanded in a U.S. court that Trump administration sanctions on them be lifted. It’s because those sanctions hit at their bank accounts, travel plans, evidence gathering and much more, which is exactly the intent
International Criminal Court judges sue Trump admin in NY court over sanctions
Three judges at the International Criminal Court, an independent body in The Hague, sued the Trump administration in New York on Wednesday, claiming that the U.S.-imposed sanctions, in connection with the court's investigations involving Israel, were illegal.The judges Reine Alapini-Gansou of Benin, Solomy Balungi Bossa of Uganda and Kimberly Prost of Canada filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, argu…
Three judges of the International Criminal Court are challenging American sanctions imposed on them. They call the decision to impose the sanctions "whimsical and arbitrary".
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