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When Does the Fifth Amendment Stop Being the Fifth Amendment?

A Senate committee voted to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt after he invoked the Fifth Amendment, arguing his pardon canceled the right. Whether it did is for the courts. But the political question is bigger: can a constitutional protection apply consistently once it becomes inconvenient?