The 5th Amendment always applies. It is a right I have always, no matter what that cannot be legally removed. I do not have to be charged with anything to exercise it. This is a common misconception. If testimony is compelled, as in this case, I have a right not to self-incriminate. The government does not have a right to deny my other rights, like they are doing here, by holding me indefinitely without charges (cruel and unusual punishment, denial of due process).<p>But all of the above is purely theoretical these days. As you can see, our government can do whatever it wants with little to no consequences. The Constitution isn&#x27;t worth the paper it was written on and talking about &#x27;justice&#x27; in America is like some sort of sick joke (this has always been true in America&#x27;s history except as it applies to small classes of highly privileged, rich, white people).