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 obstructed justice and abused his powers by commuting a criminal sentence imposed on his vice president's chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.

Libby was sentenced following a conviction on one count of obstruction of justice; two counts of perjury; and one count of making false statements to federal investigators. These crimes were committed during an investigation of the "outing" of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame by Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald. President Bush and Vice President Cheney were directly implicated in the investigation through evidence that includes a handwritten note by Vice President Cheney (introduced as evidence in Libby's trial).

President Bush's commutation of Libby's sentence directly interfered with the Special Counsel's ongoing investigation of Plame's "outing" and therefore constitutes obstruction of justice. Moreover, President Bush was arguably protecting himself from prosecution, which constitutes an abuse of Presidential power.

George Mason argued that we needed impeachment in the Constitution because a president might some day try "to stop inquiry and prevent detection" of wrongdoing within his administration or might "pardon crimes which were advised by himself." James Madison maintained that if "the President be connected, in any suspicious manner, with any person, and there be grounds to believe he will shelter him, the House of Representatives can impeach him; they can remove him if found guilty."

In addition, the commutation suggests the likelihood of pardons in the future, a course that some have recommended to the president. In the July 21, 2008, issue of Newsweek, Stuart Taylor recommended that Bush not only pardon Libby, but also preemptively pardon anyone in his administration for possible war crimes.

In all of these actions and decisions, President George W. Bush has acted in a manner contrary to his trust as President and Commander in Chief, 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 and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.