PLAUSIBLE DENIABILITY is the ability of an individual, generally one of high rank or position, to deny that they had information about activities committed by others in a business, organization or government, which led to abuse or illegal actions. (THREAD):

(1)Justipedia explains Plausible Deniability:

The goal of plausible deniability is to allow a person to shift the blame onto other participants who were involved in the potentially illegal or immoral actions.

(2) Plausible deniability often allows a party, which may actually be partly responsible for the actions, to insulate themselves from any legal or civil penalties.
For example, civil penalties may be assessed if the injured party proves their case through a preponderance..

(3).. of evidence. Criminal charges may be assessed if the state proves the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. By asserting plausible deniability, however, the accused may provide a credible denial, and the government or an injured party may lack the evidence to pursue

(4).. legal action against the accused.

The notion of plausible deniability has existed for ages, but the term was not penned until the 1960s by the CIA. Under the notion of “plausible deniability,” the CIA created loose and informal power structures and chains of command..

(5).. to shield high-ranking officials from blowback from controversial covert operations.

More recently, however, updated laws and company doctrines now discourage using plausible deniability to shield high-ranking officials or business leaders from blame.

(6) Now, whether or not the actions of a party are intentional, pre-planned or due to willful ignorance, many officials and leaders find this defense less successful. In fact, many leaders now find that they are often held accountable for the actions of their subordinates.

(7) The public has also become less forgiving when high-ranking officials or business leaders use this as a defense to shield themselves from blame.

(8) Some argue that using this tactic can make those in charge look as if they have lost control, ultimately exposing a business to additional costs and risks.

In any event, it is clear that the Biden Crime Family will walk...

(9) 'Plausible deniability': Tony Bobulinski claims Biden family shrugged off concerns about risk to 2020 bid https://www.foxnews.com/politics/plausible-deniability-tony-bobulinski-biden-family