Poizner accuses Whitman of “intimidation,” quid pro quo after back channel power play by Mike Murphy.

Campaign cries foul to the Feds in bid to shake up Cali governor’s race.

Read the Poizner release here, the Murphy e-mail here, and the campaign’s letter to authorities here.

Murphy returns fire: “Ridiculous charges… mental condition… faltering campaign… perfectly legal politics…”