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The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) top dog, Karim Khan, who made waves trying to slap an arrest warrant on Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel’s fight against Hamas terrorists, just hit the brakes.
On Friday, the Khan man announced he’s temporarily stepping back while the U.N. digs into some ugly sexual assault claims against him. Yeah, you read that right, the guy has his own problems with the law.
In an email to his hit team, Khan said he’ll “take leave until the completion of the investigation” into allegations from a female aide, a Malaysian lawyer in her 30s, who says he coerced her into sex multiple times. The Wall Street Journal laid it bare: she claims Khan invited her to his hotel room in 2023, where he “took her hand and eventually pulled her to the bed.” Then, her account gets grim: “he pulled off her pants and forced sexual intercourse,” per her testimony.
Khan got wind of these accusations last spring. Barely two weeks later, in May 2024, he was out here announcing arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Israel’s then-defense minister Yoav Gallant, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Israel-Hamas clash.
Fast-forward to November, and the ICC doubled down, formally issuing warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant. That marked a first for the U.N.-backed court—going after a democratically elected, Western-aligned leader. Bold move. The Journal flagged it as a historic flex.
Enter President Trump, who wasn’t having it.
So, here we are. Khan’s on ice, the ICC’s playing hardball, and the allegations are flying. Stay tuned—this one’s far from over.
In an email to his hit team, Khan said he’ll “take leave until the completion of the investigation” into allegations from a female aide, a Malaysian lawyer in her 30s, who says he coerced her into sex multiple times. The Wall Street Journal laid it bare: she claims Khan invited her to his hotel room in 2023, where he “took her hand and eventually pulled her to the bed.” Then, her account gets grim: “he pulled off her pants and forced sexual intercourse,” per her testimony.
Take one look at Khan's face and body, and you got to believe the woman has a decent claim.
Khan got wind of these accusations last spring. Barely two weeks later, in May 2024, he was out here announcing arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Israel’s then-defense minister Yoav Gallant, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Israel-Hamas clash.
Coincidence? Hardly.
The Washington Free Beacon didn’t mince words back then, calling Khan’s move a stunt that “puts genocidal murderers and their would-be victims on a level moral playing field,” exposing “the ICC’s moral obscenity and its ignorance of the way democracies have historically responded to existential threats.”
Here’s where it gets messier: the aide claims Khan leaned on the ICC’s Israel investigation to pressure her into dropping her allegations, according to the Journal.
Khan flatly denied the claim, but who wouldn't?
Fast-forward to November, and the ICC doubled down, formally issuing warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant. That marked a first for the U.N.-backed court—going after a democratically elected, Western-aligned leader. Bold move. The Journal flagged it as a historic flex.
Enter President Trump, who wasn’t having it.
In early February, he signed an executive order smacking sanctions on the ICC for targeting Israel and other U.S. allies. The White House laid out the case: “The ICC consistently constrains liberal, democratic nations like Israel in exercising their rights to self-defense.” They added that Trump “will not support an organization that unfairly targets U.S. citizens and our allies.” Classic Trump—zero chill.
So, here we are. Khan’s on ice, the ICC’s playing hardball, and the allegations are flying. Stay tuned—this one’s far from over.
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