Attacks on the ICC are part of US declaring war on it's own softpower influence.
What the ICC knows about the US, other nations are paying attention to.
Cooperation is difficult-to-impossible with a nation that transforms overnight into what can be fairly described as a fully corrupt, rage-driven autocratic thug - complete with enemy lists.
A nation like this isn't a nation you work with. It's a nation you protect yourself from.
In searching for more info, Wikileaks popped up: https://twitter-thread.com/t/1924015516802318428
Elsewhere: https://social.wildeboer.net/@jwildeboer/114511579261109659
NewsHour: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/trumps-sanctions-on-iccs-...
What the ICC knows about the US, other nations are paying attention to.
Cooperation is difficult-to-impossible with a nation that transforms overnight into what can be fairly described as a fully corrupt, rage-driven autocratic thug - complete with enemy lists.
A nation like this isn't a nation you work with. It's a nation you protect yourself from.