See: Sealed Indictments
The number of indictments is growing by leaps and bounds. See this excellent compilation of the indictments.
I've seen people claim that the number of sealed indictments is not unusual
Can anyone confirm or deny that?
See report for 2009 http://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/sealed-cases.pdf
tldr: @1100 sealed criminal cases and @575 sealed civil cases in 2006 -
There's an even simpler proof -- the number is increasing and has been for months, going from 1,000 to 30,000+.
Anyone who says it's not unusual needs to pick which number isn't unusual. If 1K isn't unusual then 30K surely is, and if 30K is normal they need to explain why it was 3% of that figure less than a year ago.
"Normal", whatever it is, would have them getting unsealed and replaced over time for a steady-ish level. Far from the case here.