Trump's week in review: From gutting USAID to protecting women's sports

5. Imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court

In an executive order published Thursday, Trump announced the imposition of sanctions against the International Criminal Court. He maintained that the ICC, which is authorized by the Rome Statute, has "engaged in illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel." 

"The ICC has, without a legitimate basis, asserted jurisdiction over and opened preliminary investigations concerning personnel of the United States and certain of its allies, including Israel, and has further abused its power by issuing baseless arrest warrants targeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant," he warned. "The ICC has no jurisdiction over the United States or Israel, as neither country is party to the Rome Statute or a member of the ICC."

He warned that "the ICC's recent actions against Israel and the United States set a dangerous precedent" by exposing active members of the U.S. Armed Forces to "harassment, abuse, and possible arrest."

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The president outlined his plans to "impose tangible and significant consequences on those responsible for the ICC's transgressions, some of which may include the blocking of property and assets, as well as the suspension of entry into the United States of ICC officials, employees, and agents, as well as their immediate family members."

Those subject to the blocking of property and assets under the sanctions include those found "to have directly engaged in any effort by the ICC to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute a protected person without consent of that person's country of nationality" and individuals determined to have "materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of" such efforts.

Trump's executive order comes more than a week after the U.S. Senate failed to secure the votes necessary to pass a bill that would have accomplished the same goal. While the measure received the support of 54 out of 100 senators, it did not reach the 60-vote threshold required for passage.