In pro wrestling it’s called Heel/Face Turns. Big government trying to be Faces after everyone realizes they are the Heels. This is a very tough Turn to execute because everyone is seeing they are source of problem and with all the damage done, will never ever be seen in the same light again. They better hire Ric Flair as a consultant!! https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeelFaceTurn