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Originally Posted by photon
The fifth is about giving testimony that would incriminate yourself, and if pardoned then one can't incriminate one's self anymore (assuming the testimony is in relation to what you were pardoned for).
That's the idea as I understand it anyway.
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I get it, but the a-liberal implications are pretty similar.
If it's his preference to say nothing than he shouldn't be made to talk, it makes the people who do talk a lot more trustworthy.