I fully support the right of any person to invoke the 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination.

I think a lawyer who invokes the 5th Amendment when asked whether they were involved in attempting to overturn an election and obstruct the peaceful transition of power should be disbarred, however.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/21/us/politics/jan-6-committee-transcripts-fifth-amendment.html

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