Could it be that the Stimulus bill just passed gave the US Treasury control of the Federal Reserve 800 trillion Exchange Stabilization fund Politico  news piece on March 23rd said the original draft of the Stimulus bill included giving control of a "500B Exchange Stabilization Fund to The Treasury.  The back door to the FED that allows them to siphon off money has the same name. Maybe this is what they use to manipulate the price of gold and silver to keep it low?   If this is the same fund, Did giving control of it being transferred temporarily make it in to the end bill just with a lower dollar amount of 50 billion and the Dems were forced to sign? Here is a link to the full Politico piece: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/23/democrats-slush-fund-republican-rescue-package-143565 The original bill was voted down.  Here's 1 of 4 paragraphs of the politico piece:  "That’s what Democrats are calling a $500 billion “Exchange Stabilization Fund” included in the massive Senate GOP proposal to rescue the U.S. economy from the coronavirus crisis. The fund, which would come under the control of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, is designed to aid distressed industries. It includes $58 billion for U.S. airline and air cargo companies, a source of significant controversy during the last three days of closed-door talks between senators of both parties and the White House." I doubt any one knows how much is in the ESF  but Ive seen it estimated to hold 800 Trillion.   The current bill only names 50 billion to bail out corps, compared to the original bills 500 billion "ESF".  I am guessing that if Trump has tempory control of the fund,it is in this bill.  I tried ot find it and read/searched for an hour.  I dont know if I found anything or not:   ONLY WAY TO KNOW IS TO SEARCH THE BILL!!  I tried to do just that for a couple hours: Searching the doc was not reliable.  I did find one mention of the ESF and try to decipher it.  I will put the referred to sections form other bills in the comments section for those willing to continue reading reading.  None of its very long but Any feedback on what this all means is appreciated.  I dont have the time to re read for better comprehension.