alt Hacker NewsI understand being in contempt for not answering a question generally, but I'm curious how this doesn't fall under 5th amendment protections.
I understand being in contempt for not answering a question generally, but I'm curious how this doesn't fall under 5th amendment protections.
IANAL
It's a civil proceeding not a criminal proceeding so he would not be incriminating himself.
He could argue that by answering he would be admitting crimes and opening himself to criminal liability. But there's a possibly they give him immunity and that route is taken away.