> for the fed to sell bonds The Fed does not sell bonds, the US government (through the Department of Treasury) does. They are independent of each other. (The

> for the fed to sell bonds The Fed does not sell bonds, the US government (through the Department of Treasury) does. They are independent of each other. (Then-President) Trump got lots of flack for going after US Fed Chairman Powell due to the desire to keep this independence as clear-cut as possible: * https://thehill.com/policy/finance/450283-powell-asserts-fed-independence-as-trump-blasts-central-bank https://thehill.com/policy/finance/450283-powell-asserts-fed...