closed-door
adjective
: barring public and press
a closed-door session of the investigating committee
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On July 9, Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino—long a leading promoter of Epstein conspiracies in his former job as media personality—confronted Bondi in a closed-door White House meeting.
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Carlo Versano
jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
The document offers a rare look at conversations occurring in these closed-door negotiations.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2025
The closed-door discussions involved Maxwell, her attorneys and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who previously worked as Trump's personal defense lawyer.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 July 2025
Curiously, the closed-door meetings this week with the deputy attorney general come at a critical stage in the appeal of her conviction, which will be considered as a possible case by the U.S. Supreme Court in the fall.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
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Carlo Versano
jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
The document offers a rare look at conversations occurring in these closed-door negotiations.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2025
The closed-door discussions involved Maxwell, her attorneys and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who previously worked as Trump's personal defense lawyer.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 July 2025
Curiously, the closed-door meetings this week with the deputy attorney general come at a critical stage in the appeal of her conviction, which will be considered as a possible case by the U.S. Supreme Court in the fall.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
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“Closed-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closed-door. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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