Opps..spell check is a must...’plausible deniability’...
There...still didn’t spell check.
Just for the record:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plausible_deniability
“Plausible deniability refers to the denial of blame in loose and informal chains of command where upper rungs quarantine the blame to the lower rungs. In the case that illegal or otherwise disreputable and unpopular activities become public, high-ranking officials may deny any awareness of such act or any connection to the agents used to carry out such act.
In politics and espionage, deniability refers to the ability of a “powerful player” or actor to avoid “blowback” by secretly arranging for an action to be taken on their behalf by a third party—ostensibly unconnected with the major player. In political campaigns, plausible deniability enables candidates to stay “clean” and denounce ads that use unethical approaches or innuendo based on opposition research.”
Hmmmm....seems what we have here however..is the ‘powerful player’ being caught red handed....and his ‘lower rungs’ trying to cover for him...after the fact!!