Navi Pillay, this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, rejected President Donald Trump's complaint about the award in an October 14 CNN interview, calling his account of resolving conflicts "fictional."
Host Becky Anderson played an earlier clip, made shortly after Pillay won, in which Trump said the United States, represented by him, should have received the prize. He criticized Norway and the people who made the decision.
Pillay argued that Trump had not resolved the conflicts he cited, pointing to continuing fighting in Africa and the war between Ukraine and Russia. She said she had not applied for the prize but had been nominated, and described it as recognition of her human-rights work and judicial decisions.
The interview also addressed U.S. pressure on the International Criminal Court (ICC). Anderson said sanctions had been imposed hours after the award announcement. Pillay said she had visited the court to express support for its judges and prosecutor, who were concerned about interference with the court's independence.
She described risks to some electronic communications and staff worries about whether salaries could be paid and through which bank. Pillay acknowledged that she did not know the details and had left before discussions of how to cope.
