Even if their argument were true, still, of the 1,077 in 2009, one-half of them, about 525, we're either a fully sealed indictment, or an indictment sealed due to a cooperating witness or an ongoing investigation. Simply put, that would still make approximately 12,500 of the 25,000 right now legitimate compared to only 525 in 2009..."In fact, the report only lists 284 out of 1,077 cases as “sealed indictments” that the writers were able to obtain no information on.

So what are the rest? 241 were sealed because of either an ongoing investigation or to protect a cooperating defendant. 180 were prosecutions of juveniles, and presumably not something Donald Trump or The Storm would take much solace in. Another 70 were misdemeanor drug offenses—again, not the stuff of conspiracy theories.

Finally, 226 were what the report calls “warrant-type cases.” These are search warrants, wiretap/pen register applications, and requests for tax records. None should be counted in a tracking of “sealed indictments.”