Thaaaat's Numberwang

"Number occupies a strategic position in this conflict, because it is simultaneously the most generalized basis of thought and that which demands most abruptly the question of its being." — Alain Badiou

See also Mitchell & Webb's "Numberwang" sketch.

August 17
“S.E.C. Files Were Illegally Destroyed, Lawyer Says” — Mr. Flynn said that S.E.C. officials discussed whether to lie about the document destruction because they might be open to criminal liability This is why it might be worth a larger investigation:The destroyed files comprise records of at least 9,000 preliminary inquiries into matters involving notorious individuals like Bernard L. Madoff, as well as several major Wall Street firms that later were the subject of scrutiny after the 2008 financial crisis, including Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Citigroup and Bank of America.
“S.E.C. Files Were Illegally Destroyed, Lawyer Says” — Mr. Flynn said that S.E.C. officials discussed whether to lie about the document destruction because they might be open to criminal liability

This is why it might be worth a larger investigation:

The destroyed files comprise records of at least 9,000 preliminary inquiries into matters involving notorious individuals like Bernard L. Madoff, as well as several major Wall Street firms that later were the subject of scrutiny after the 2008 financial crisis, including Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Citigroup and Bank of America.