![Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) holds a joint news conference on the International Criminal Court with Defense Secretary Mark Esper (R), at the State Department in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2020. President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered sanctions against any official at the International Criminal Court who prosecutes U.S. troops as the tribunal looks at alleged war crimes in Afghanistan.](https://worldbeyondwar.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/trump-icc-order-sanctions-768x402.jpg)
“Grotesque Abuse” of Authority as Trump Declares National Emergency Over ICC Probe of Alleged US War Crimes
By Andrea Germanos, June 11, 2020 From Common Dreams The Trump administration renewed its attacks on the International Criminal Court on Thursday with President Donald