Velshi starts right now.

Hey, good morning to you. It is Saturday. What is it? January. It's someday in January today.

Donald Trump took office less than a week ago, which I know was the 20th, so we're somewhere, let's call it 25th.

Donald Trump took office on Monday. We're already seeing a new Trumpian vision for justice

taking shape as his administration enacts swift, sweeping changes aimed at fulfilling his campaign

promise of retribution. For one thing, a purge of civil servants is happening across the

agencies and departments across the federal government.

Now, there's brand new reporting this morning, led by the Washington Post, that at least 12

independent inspectors general in major federal agencies were fired late last night.

They were told, in most cases, by email, that they had been terminated immediately, which

the post notes appears to be a violation of federal law, since Congress is required to get 30 days notice of any

intent to dismiss a Senate confirmed inspector general, although not all inspectors general are

Senate confirmed. Now, this is in addition to a memo that was also sent out last night,

instructing the heads of every agency to terminate all DEI offices and positions within the next 60

days. Additionally, Donald Trump sent a clear message on day one about his priorities, which he

followed through with, with his promise to issue a blanket pardon for every single person

who was charged in connection to the January 6th insurrection, more than 1,500 in all. The sweeping

order of clemency also means that people who were convicted of violently assaulting law

enforcement officers at the Capitol, like Harry Dunn, like Michael Fanone, are now free. They'll have their voting rights

and their gun rights restored. The release of some of these offenders from prison is understandably

causing some people to fear for their safety. Shortly after January 6th, Jackson Reffitt,

who was only 18 years old at the time, contacted authorities to report that his father, Guy Reffat,

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