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May 2025
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The US v the ICC: Why is Trump going aft...

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The International Criminal Court (ICC) is facing one of the deepest crises in its history. United States President Donald Trump sanctioned lead prosecutor Karim Khan earlier this year, grinding the court’s work to a crawl. Khan is now on leave as he faces a sexual misconduct investigation. How is the court functioning in his absence, and what does it mean for the future of international accountability?

In this episode:

  • Molly Quell (@MollyQuell), Associated Press journalist

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Amy Walters, Sonia Bhagat and Ashish Malhotra with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Mariana Navarrete, Khaled Soltan, Kisaa Zehra, Remas Alhawari, and our guest host, Natasha DelToro. It was edited by Kylene Kiang. 

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad Al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio. 

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