Hoping you’re not a lawyer, or that you just in-artfully phrased that… because a person cannot be compelled to provide testimony against themself in (or relatin

Hoping you’re not a lawyer, or that you just in-artfully phrased that… because a person cannot be compelled to provide testimony against themself in (or relating to) an unadjudicated criminal matter pursuant to the 5th Amendment, but a person can absolutely be compelled to provide testimony against their interests in a civil matter so long as there are no possible criminal charges from whatever the testimony is. They can also be compelled to testify about a criminal offense that has been adjudicated. Case law has made it clear that the 5th Amendment is a narrow exception to the obligation to provide testimony to a court in civil matters. Also, invoking the 5th Amendment in a civil matter can, at times, be used against you, unlike in a criminal matter. * this not legal advice and there lots of nuances to the 5th Amendment right to not testify.