If it's that's troubling you, it's not but , which is (masu-stem of ) + .
If it's that's troubling you, see: form at end of phrase but not being used for requests
This sentence uses the AB ("to make A B", "to turn A into B", "to pretend A as B") construction, although has been omitted:
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> The chief turned his own error into my fault.
> → The chief blamed me for his own mistake.