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jrs235 on May 10, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Chelsea Manning released from jail with expiration...

But what if testifying could/can/does open oneself to civil suits? Can a prosecutor offer civil immunity or only criminal immunity?

xxs on May 10, 2019 [–]

I'd have thought that's a common knowledge (outside US) that "the 5th" applies only to criminal cases.

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