“Despite all the propaganda claiming independence, the Fed has always been a deeply political institution. Because the Fed is a government created monopoly with key government appointed employees its so called independence is a mere fiction. However, the US congress created the Fed with legislation, it can also abolish the Fed with legislation (…) After all for more than two solid years Americans have been bombarded with fabricated stories of russians, rigging our elections. And yet here is a Federal Reserve official threatening to do the same exact thing – but this time for real.” Ron Paul, Forget the Russians – It’s the Federal Reserve Seeking to Meddle in Our Elections