Throw Under the Bus
Offer up another party for blame, punishment, or harm to deflect it from oneself. Sacrifice or betray. Frequently develops into a competitive sport as soon as a complex project starts to go south.
"NASA threw him under the bus revealing that the paper was dismissed by the peer-review board of the National Journal of Astrobiology".
The douchebag who said this probably also said Valued Customer, Dog's Breakfast, or Webinar.