There is no plausible denial as far as the President is concerned.
So there was no plausible denial as far as these outsiders were concerned.
That calls for all-out war or no action at all - when sometimes it is wise to operate in the gray area of plausible denial.
Seeing no point in lying, Emma decides not to bother thinking up a plausible denial.
The manual states that to provide plausible denial, "no assassination instructions should ever be written or recorded."
It needed plausible denial and wanted Lebanese agents to run the campaign.
The lack of evidence to the contrary ostensibly makes the denial plausible, that is, credible.
This was given the term plausible denial.
The committee looked into intelligence operations after Watergate and recommended outlawing plausible denial.
Again, the doctrine of "plausible denial" was used to justify these and other evasions.