• bobs_monkey@lemm.ee
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      8 days ago

      IANAL, but I’m guessing it’s to bring a sense of legitimacy to an otherwise batshit insane order. I feel like the Fed knows what they’re doing is illegal, but phrasing it this way makes it seem sane to their base (who too are batshit insane).