# Trump administration moves to dismantle ICC

> The U.S. imposes sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court, cutting off its financial and technological access as part of a campaign against investigations into American actions.
- Title: Trump administration moves to dismantle ICC · Fortune
- Summary: The U.S. imposes sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court, cutting off its financial and technological access as part of a campaign against…
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- Source: Fortune — https://fortune.com/2026/10/09/trump-international-criminal-court-icc-sanctions
- Author: Matthew Lee
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: international criminal court, trump administration, marco rubio, sanctions, united states, israel, international law
## U.S. imposes sweeping ICC sanctions
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Friday that the Trump administration has imposed sweeping new sanctions on the International Criminal Court as part of its campaign to dismantle the tribunal over investigations into the United…
## Rubio outlines sanctions details
The sanctions cut the court off from U.S.-based financial services, technology companies and using U.S. dollars. They set a six-month timeline for U.S. companies and individuals with court business to wind that business down.

> We will ban transactions with this rogue court, cutting off their resources and crippling its ability to operate against us.
## ICC denounces sanctions as attack
The International Criminal Court denounced the sanctions as an attack on the rule of law and the foundations of international order.ICC President Tomoko Akane, a citizen of U.S.

> It is an assault on the rule of law and on the very foundations of the international legal order which strikes at the simple principle that no one stands above the law.
## Eight nations express strong disagreement
Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement expressing strong disagreement with the U.S.
## Netherlands prepares blocking statute
The court's host country, the Netherlands, has been preparing for weeks for the move. Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen called the EU blocking statute the nuclear option in countering possible sanctions, saying the Netherlands has…
## Rubio warns of continued campaign
Rubio said U.S.allies should join the sanctions campaign.If they do not, the United States will continue dismantling the ICC piece by piece.

> If they do not, the United States will continue its campaign to dismantle the ICC, piece by piece, until Americans are threatened no longer.
## Key takeaway

The Trump administration has imposed sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court to dismantle it over investigations into the United States and its allies, including Israel.