What Pam Bondi Really Means When She Says She Wants DoJ Lawyers to Argue "Vigorously"

After D.C. District Court judge Paula Xinis ordered the U.S. government to have Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the United States from a Salvadoran prison, the DoJ instead responded by suspending attorney Erez Reuveni who had unsuccessfully argued the case the day before.

For her part, Attorney General Pam Bondi defended the decision to suspend Reuveni during an appearance on Fox News Sunday:

I firmly said on Day 1, I issued a memo that you are to vigorously advocate on behalf of the United States. Our client in this matter was Homeland Security — is Homeland Security. He did not argue. He shouldn’t have taken the case. He shouldn’t have argued it, if that’s what he was going to do. He’s on administrative leave now. You have to vigorously argue on behalf of your client.

When Bondi says that Reuveni didn't argue "vigorously" she means that she wanted him to lie and claim Abrego Garcia belonged to MS-13. But Bondi, unlike VP Vance, couldn't actually bring herself to claim Abrego Garcia was a member of MS-13 let alone state if he would face charges were he to return to this country.

So, what could Reuveni or any other DoJ have done? After all, the Trump Administration has openly admitted that Abrego Garcia was deported in error and cannot produce evidence that Abrego Garcia was a member of MS-13, let alone convicted of any crimes. 

The only argument the Trump Administration can offer is the absurd argument that even though Abrego Garcia was wrongly deported, he cannot be brought back because he is in a sovereign country. As I argued last week:

ICE is essentially telling us that if they make a mistake, they are not responsible for their behavior nor are they subject to any consequences of their errors. 

I would add that the Trump Administration doesn't believe it is under any obligation to remedy their errors. 

How else does one explain Bondi demanding DoJ attorneys to lie to open court about Abrego Garcia?

How else does one explain Bondi demanding of DoJ attorneys what she won't demand of herself?