Could a president deploy wartime law against the Beatles? Trump administration says “Yes”
- Posted on January 22, 2026
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Could a president deploy wartime law against the Beatles? Trump administration says “Yes”
A federal judge hearing arguments Thursday over President Donald Trump’s use of an 18th-century wartime law to deport Venezuelan gang members had a question: Could a president use the same law against a “British invasion” that was corrupting young minds? Jennifer Walker Elrod, chief judge of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, sai...