(New York Times) Lara Jakes and Edward Wong - The Trump administration will issue economic sanctions against International Criminal Court officials who are investigating possible war crimes by American troops in Afghanistan and bar them from entering the U.S., senior officials announced Thursday. "We are concerned that adversary nations are manipulating the International Criminal Court by encouraging these allegations against United States personnel," the administration said. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the court's inquiry a "truly breathtaking action by an unaccountable political institution, masquerading as a legal body." Last year, Pompeo revoked the visa of the court's chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda.
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