Kucinich: Articles of Impeachment 23.

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Article XXVII
FAILING TO COMPLY WITH CONGRESSIONAL SUBPOENAS AND INSTRUCTING FORMER EMPLOYEES NOT TO COMPLY
In his conduct while President of the United States, George W. Bush, in violation of his constitutional
oath to faithfully execute the office of President of the United States and, to the best of his ability,
preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional
duty under Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution "to take care that the laws be faithfully executed",
has both personally and acting through his agents and subordinates, refused to comply with
Congressional subpoenas, and instructed former employees not to comply with subpoenas.
Subpoenas not complied with include:
1. A House Judiciary Committee subpoena for Justice Department papers and Emails, issued April
10, 2007;
2. A House Oversight and Government Reform Committee subpoena for the testimony of the
Secretary of State, issued April 25, 2007;
3. A House Judiciary Committee subpoena for the testimony of former White House Counsel
Harriet Miers and documents , issued June 13, 2007;
4. A Senate Judiciary Committee subpoena for documents and testimony of White House Chief of
Staff Joshua Bolten, issued June 13, 2007;
5. A Senate Judiciary Committee subpoena for documents and testimony of White House Political
Director Sara Taylor, issued June 13, 2007 (Taylor appeared but refused to answer questions);
6. A Senate Judiciary Committee subpoena for documents and testimony of White House Deputy
Chief of Staff Karl Rove, issued June 26, 2007;
7. A Senate Judiciary Committee subpoena for documents and testimony of White House Deputy
Political Director J. Scott Jennings, issued June 26, 2007 (Jennings appeared but refused to
answer questions);
8. A Senate Judiciary Committee subpoena for legal analysis and other documents concerning the
NSA warrantless wiretapping program from the White House, Vice President Richard Cheney,
The Department of Justice, and the National Security Council. If the documents are not
produced, the subpoena requires the testimony of White House chief of staff Josh Bolten,
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Cheney chief of staff David Addington, National Security
Council executive director V. Philip Lago, issued June 27, 2007;
9. A House Oversight and Government Reform Committee subpoena for Lt. General Kensinger.
In all of these actions and decisions, President George W. Bush has acted in a manner contrary to his
trust as President, and subversive of constitutional government, to the prejudice of the cause of law and
justice and to the manifest injury of the people of the United States. Wherefore, President George W.
Bush, by such conduct, is guilty of an impeachable offense warranting removal from office.

Article XXVIII
TAMPERING WITH FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS, CORRUPTION OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE,
In his conduct while President of the United States, George W. Bush, in violation of his constitutional
oath to faithfully execute the office of President of the United States and, to the best of his ability,
preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional
duty under Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution "to take care that the laws be faithfully executed",
has both personally and acting through his agents and subordinates, conspired to undermine and tamper
with the conduct of free and fair elections, and to corrupt the administration of justice by United States
Attorneys and other employees of the Department of Justice, through abuse of the appointment power.
Toward this end, the President and Vice President, both personally and through their agents, did:
Engage in a program of manufacturing false allegations of voting fraud in targeted jurisdictions where
the Democratic Party enjoyed an advantage in electoral performance or otherwise was problematic for
the President's Republican Party, in order that public confidence in election results favorable to the
Democratic Party be undermined;
Direct United States Attorneys to launch and announce investigations of certain leaders, candidates and
elected officials affiliated with the Democratic Party at times calculated to cause the most political
damage and confusion, most often in the weeks immediately preceding an election, in order that public
confidence in the suitability for office of Democratic Party leaders, candidates and elected officials be
undermined;
Direct United States Attorneys to terminate or scale back existing investigations of certain Republican
Party leaders, candidates and elected officials allied with the George W. Bush administration, and to
refuse to pursue new or proposed investigations of certain Republican Party leaders, candidates and
elected officials allied with the George W. Bush administration, in order that public confidence in the
suitability of such Republican Party leaders, candidates and elected officials be bolstered or restored;
Threaten to terminate the employment of the following United States Attorneys who refused to comply
with such directives and purposes;
1. David C. Iglesias as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico;
2. Kevin V. Ryan as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California;
3. John L. McKay as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington;
4. Paul K. Charlton as U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona;
5. Carol C. Lam as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California;
6. Daniel G. Bogden as U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada;
7. Margaret M. Chiara as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan;
8. Todd Graves as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri;
9. Harry E. "Bud" Cummins, III as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas;
10. Thomas M. DiBiagio as U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, and;
11. Kasey Warner as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia.
Further, George W. Bush has both personally and acting through his agents and subordinates, together
with the Vice President conspired to obstruct the lawful Congressional investigation of these dismissals
of United States Attorneys and the related scheme to undermine and tamper with the conduct of free
and fair elections, and to corrupt the administration of justice.
Contrary to his oath faithfully to execute the office of President of the United States and, to the best of
his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his
constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, George W. Bush has without lawful
cause or excuse directed not to appear before the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives certain witnesses summoned by duly authorized subpoenas issued by that Committee
on June 13, 2007.
In refusing to permit the testimony of these witnesses George W. Bush, substituting his judgment as to
what testimony was necessary for the inquiry, interposed the powers of the Presidency against the
lawful subpoenas of the House of Representatives, thereby assuming to himself functions and
judgments necessary to the exercise of the checking and balancing power of oversight vested in the
House of Representatives.
Further, the President has both personally and acting through his agents and subordinates, together with
the Vice President directed the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia to decline to
prosecute for contempt of Congress the aforementioned witnesses, Joshua B. Bolten and Harriet E.
Miers, despite the obligation to do so as established by statute (2 USC § 194) and pursuant to the
direction of the United States House of Representatives as embodied in its resolution (H. Res. 982) of
February 14, 2008.
In all of these actions and decisions, President George W. Bush has acted in a manner contrary to his
trust as President, and subversive of constitutional government, to the prejudice of the cause of law and
justice and to the manifest injury of the people of the United States. Wherefore, President George W.
Bush, by such conduct, is guilty of an impeachable offense warranting removal from office.