Reminder: You have to actually show up to testify to plead the 5th, and the @January6thCmte can still choose to reject that plea for any questions that they want because that’s how investigative committees in the House of Representatives work.
In criminal cases, the 5th Amendment protects against self-incrimination, guarantees the right to a grand jury & forbids double-jeopardy. But the idea that “pleading the 5th” is some magic get out of accountability free card is incorrect. There are limits on this for good reason 
Even if the committee doesn’t exercise it’s power to overrule the 5th, it can probe witnesses’ reasons for not answering & seek immunity from a court guaranteeing their testimony will not be used to prosecute them (this doesn’t mean they can’t be prosecuted for their crimes).
The 5th Amendment:
—Doesn’t mean you don’t have to show
—Doesn’t mean you don’t have to answer
—Doesn’t apply to issues unrelated to criminal matters
—Is in many ways tantamount to admitting guilt/involvement in a crime
—Doesn’t apply to taxes, documents, or physical evidence
—Doesn’t mean you don’t have to show
—Doesn’t mean you don’t have to answer
—Doesn’t apply to issues unrelated to criminal matters
—Is in many ways tantamount to admitting guilt/involvement in a crime
—Doesn’t apply to taxes, documents, or physical evidence
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