House Democrat official takes credit for "poison packets"

The probe into Bredesen's Watergate widened today as a House Democrat official claims credit for obtaining expunged records on a Republican candidate for the State House:

Incriminating records dropped off at the offices of Tennessee Republican candidates and GOP party leaders was not connected to the THP probe.

On Wednesday, a Democratic Party Activist says he did it.

But the Tennessee GOP believes the activist is a puppet and they want to know who pulled the strings.

One of those packets containing drunk driving records of a GOP candidate was dropped off at the offices of House Republican leader Jason Mumpower.

Another packet went to GOP caucus chair Glen Casada.

The Williamson County lawmaker calls it politics at its worst, which he likens to Watergate.

Rep. Casada says, "Though I know it may sound a dramatic comparison, you cannot intimidate people who are running for office, do background checks on them -- it's illegal. Nor can you break into my office which has sensitive documents."

Keith Talley says he's the man behind those poison packets.

UPDATE: Clint Brewer