Former House Speaker Glenn Casada and his former Chief of Staff support the joint allegations to force the pair to disclose confidential sources in federal corruption cases.

Casada and Cade Koren filed a reply Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Central Tennessee on Tuesday after federal prosecutors rejected prior claims that forced them to identify sources on March 4th.

Government lawyers have said they will not reveal the identity of those who secretly gathered information to the pair, preventing Casada and Koren from putting them on the stands.

Court filing: Sexton probably wore wires for federal agents

Through his lawyers, Koren implies that current House Speaker Cameron Sexton, or someone in his office, was wearing wires to gather information for the government.

The filing on Tuesday said “the case would not exist without those informants.”

“Here, the informants voluntarily secured secret recordings and provided detailed documentation and details of internal communications and political caucus conferences, all of which form the basis of government cases.”

Sexton is among 20 lawmakers who received subpoena from their lawyers earlier this year. He confirmed he was working with federal prosecutors.

The case focuses on the kickback that Casada and Koslen allegedly received after creating a secret political consulting business called “Phoenix Solutions.”

The two trials are scheduled to begin on April 4th.

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