An Ohio lawmaker intends to bring charges against President Donald Trump for “crimes against humanity.”

State Rep.Tavia Galonski said she will be reporting Trump to The Hague, a city in the Netherlands that is also home to the United Nations’ International Criminal Court, reports NBC. Her decision came after the president said once again during a briefing that a vaccine used to treat malaria could also be used to treat the coronavirus.

The International Criminal Court is intended to work in conjunction with national courts. It investigates and tries “individuals charged with the gravest crimes of concern to the international community: genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of aggression,” according to its website.

“I can’t take it anymore. I’ve been to The Hague. I’m making a referral for crimes against humanity tomorrow,” Galonski tweeted. “Today’s press conference was the last straw. I know the need for a prosecution referral when I see one.”

The referral comes after Trump's continual pushing of hydroxychloroquine as a form of treatment for COVID-19. Hydroxychloroquine is an anti-malaria drug that is also used to treat rheumatic diseases and lupus. The drug is currently being tested for use as a COVID-19 treatment. Despite showing potential in early stages of testing for coronavirus treatment, it has not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to be used for COVID-19.

"What do you have to lose. If it does work, it would be a shame if we didn’t do it early,” Trump said in regards to the treatment, according to International Business Times.

“For the most part, it is a well-tolerated medication however any medication has potential side effects," Dr. Joseph Gastaldo, an infectious disease doctor with OhioHealth, told WHAM. “Hydroxychloroquine can make you at higher risk of having a potentially serious cardiac arrhythmia where your heart beats in an irregular way which can lead to a bad outcome.”

Gastaldo said people should not be taking the drug if they have symptoms of COVID-19.

The CDC warned against using chloroquine phosphate without a prescription to treat the coronavirus after a couple ingested a form of chloroquine and the substance killed one person and left the other severely ill, reports NBC.

"Chloroquine phosphate, when used without a prescription and supervision of a healthcare provider, can cause serious health consequences, including death," the CDC said. "Clinicians and public health officials should discourage the public from misusing non-pharmaceutical chloroquine phosphate (a chemical used in home aquariums)."

“It was not done in a controlled clinical trial,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said of the couple. “So you can’t make any definitive statement about it.”

Since being elected in 2017, Galonski has been focused on education and the opioid crisis. Prior to being a representative, she worked as a juvenile court magistrate for 14 years.


Galonski, who represents the 35th district of Ohio, is worried for her constituents during this time and is calling on lawyers to help her bring the case against Trump.

“People in my district, they’re really wondering how they’re going to pay the bills, how they’re going to make their rent and how are they going to meet their daily needs,” Galonski told WHAM. “He’s confusing people. He’s making them more fearful. He’s going to get people killed.”

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