Why wouldn’t we audit the Fed and Fort Knox too? The only reason for opposition to this would be to coverup the fraud and malfeasance and theft that has been going on for decades. Trust but verify is fundamental to keeping every aspect of government and the Fed honest.
There are those who still claim JFK was killed because he wanted to bring back the Constitutional right of the US Treasury to coin and print our own money. The deal to give that right to the Fed (not the Federal government) while we taxpayers pay interest never quite seemed to make common sense.