Less than two months before president-elect Donald Trump takes office, the Biden Justice Department announced it could be handing corporations a get-out-of-jail-free card, even if they have committed multiple crimes, earned significant profit from their wrongdoing, and failed to self-disclose the misconduct — as long as the companies demonstrate they “acted in good faith” to try to come clean.

“Those that make good faith efforts to self-report, even if they do not qualify for a [full prosecution shield], could still receive substantial benefits,” noted the November 22 update. These potential benefits include agreements where the corporation is not prosecuted and given credit for cooperating with the Justice Department’s investigation.

The Justice Department made its announcement amid a presidential transition in which Biden administration Justice Department officials could be turned out of their government jobs and may seek new employment in the corporate sector — where many of them already worked.