The issue between Trump and the Federal Reserve won’t be about the Fed’s independence but rather the wrong and harmful way it operates.

The Federal Reserve system is designed to be insulated from partisan politics. But conservatives increasingly see it as an organization stacked with Democrats. Why it matters: Expect the Fed's current leadership to face hostile questions from Republican lawmakers in the coming months on the appearance of partisan lean — and for President-elect Trump's appointees to seek to reverse that perceived drift.