Trump slaps sanctions on Canadian International Criminal Court judge
The State Department says Kimberly Prost of Canada was sanctioned for ruling to authorize the ICC's investigation into U.S. personnel in Afghanistan.
Other ICC members from France, Fiji and Senegal, were sanctioned with the State Department linking it to the tribunal's investigation into Israel's actions in Gaza and the West Bank.
Prost joins a growing list of ICC judges that have been hit with similar actions.
The State Department alleges the international court is a 'a national security threat that has been an instrument for lawfare against the United States and our close ally Israel.'
The ICC previously condemned the actions of the Trump administration, calling it an attempt to undermine the independence of an international judicial institution.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 20, 2025.
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