The administration of President Donald Trump has followed through with a threat to sanction officials on the International Criminal Court (ICC) , naming four judges whom it accuses of taking “illegitimate and baseless actions” against the United States and its allies.

On Thursday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the sanctions in a sharply worded written statement .

“The ICC is politicized and falsely claims unfettered discretion to investigate, charge, and prosecute nationals of the United States and our allies,” Rubio wrote.

“This dangerous assertion and abuse of power infringes upon the sovereignty and national security of the United States and our allies, including Israel.”

The four sanctioned judges include Solomy Balungi Bossa of Uganda, Luz del Carmen Ibanez Carra

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