Washington, July 13 -- Representative Ilhan Omar issued the following press release:
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement in response to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's announcement on his intent to dismantle the International Criminal Court:
"Secretary Rubio's announcement that he will dismantle the International Criminal Court is reckless and dangerous. It undermines the rule of law, weakens global accountability, and turns America's back on the values we claim to champion.
"The ICC is an independent international court created to ensure that perpetrators of the world's gravest crimes-genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity-cannot escape justice.
"Secretary Rubio claims that the ICC poses 'an intole...