Trump administration escalates pressure on International Criminal Court and press leaks

The US State Department has vowed to "systematically disable" the ICC, while the Pentagon and Justice Department have created a joint taskforce to prosecute unauthorized disclosures to the press.

• US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a "whole-of-government response" to disable the ICC, accusing the court of "waging a war against our country."
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a joint Pentagon-DOJ taskforce to identify and prosecute unauthorized disclosures of sensitive information to the press.
• The New York Times reported that the Trump administration issued subpoenas to several of its journalists after they reported on security concerns regarding Trump's new Qatari-gifted plane.
• The Justice Department said the reporters are not targets, but that those leaking classified information are.