(transitive, nautical) To punish by dragging under the keel of a ship with the intent of causing painful injuries.
(transitive) To rebuke harshly.
I've been asking myself the same question and there are two ways to answer it—yes and no. Yes, because he took on a responsibility no one else wanted—for the reasons we've all witnessed—and no because keelhauling him will be five percent about fixing what he may have done wrong and ninety-five percent about scapegoating.