IRS Whistleblower on Hunter: ‘If This Was Any Other Person, They Likely Would Have Already Served Their Sentence’

DOKOUPIL Biden investigation and ░░░░░░░░ IRS agents first TV ░░░░░░░░ since speaking to lawmakers ░░░░░░░░ a whistleblower last month ░░░░░░░░ is a lead investigator ░░░░░░░░ telling CBS News he ░░░░░░░░ the president s son ░░░░░░░░ preferential treatment and that ░░░░░░░░ was blocked from pursuing ░░░░░░░░ leads that could have ░░░░░░░░ to the president himself ░░░░░░░░ investigative correspondent Jim Axelrod ░░░░░░░░ his interview once again ░░░░░░░░ good morning AXELROD Good ░░░░░░░░ Tony Gary Shapley has ░░░░░░░░ at the IRS for ░░░░░░░░ years and he told ░░░░░░░░ that the way the ░░░░░░░░ Biden investigation was conducted ░░░░░░░░ in his words quote ░░░░░░░░ the norm Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ If this was any ░░░░░░░░ person they likely would ░░░░░░░░ already served their sentence ░░░░░░░░ voice over Gary Shapley ░░░░░░░░ a Lead IRS Supervisory ░░░░░░░░ in Operation Sportsman the ░░░░░░░░ into Hunter Biden Shapley ░░░░░░░░ he uncovered conduct that ░░░░░░░░ more serious charges SHAPLEY ░░░░░░░░ were personal expenses that ░░░░░░░░ taken as business expenses ░░░░░░░░ sex club memberships hotel ░░░░░░░░ for purported drug dealers ░░░░░░░░ on camera How much ░░░░░░░░ Hunter Biden owe in ░░░░░░░░ SHAPLEY So from 2014 ░░░░░░░░ 2019 it was 2 ░░░░░░░░ million AXELROD voice over ░░░░░░░░ back taxes were paid ░░░░░░░░ And last week the ░░░░░░░░ appointed U S Attorney ░░░░░░░░ Delaware David Weiss reached ░░░░░░░░ agreement with Hunter Biden ░░░░░░░░ president s son would ░░░░░░░░ to a firearm charge ░░░░░░░░ plead guilty for his ░░░░░░░░ to pay taxes If ░░░░░░░░ judge signs off the ░░░░░░░░ means no jail time ░░░░░░░░ Testimony we have just ░░░░░░░░ details a lack of ░░░░░░░░ S attorney independence AXELROD ░░░░░░░░ Shapley told lawmakers that ░░░░░░░░ S Attorney Weiss was ░░░░░░░░ from bringing stronger charges ░░░░░░░░ U S Attorney General ░░░░░░░░ Garland said last week ░░░░░░░░ Weiss was not Garland ░░░░░░░░ he was given complete ░░░░░░░░ to make all decisions ░░░░░░░░ his own AXELROD And ░░░░░░░░ a letter to House ░░░░░░░░ Chair Jim Jordan three ░░░░░░░░ ago Weiss himself wrote ░░░░░░░░ had ultimate authority SHAPLEY ░░░░░░░░ documented exactly what happened ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t seem ░░░░░░░░ match what the attorney ░░░░░░░░ or the U S ░░░░░░░░ are saying today AXELROD ░░░░░░░░ provided lawmakers this contemporaneous ░░░░░░░░ he wrote after an ░░░░░░░░ meeting last year Shapley ░░░░░░░░ Weiss told him the ░░░░░░░░ That Weiss is not ░░░░░░░░ deciding person on whether ░░░░░░░░ are filed SHAPLEY It ░░░░░░░░ just shocking to me ░░░░░░░░ Shapley who is still ░░░░░░░░ for the IRS told ░░░░░░░░ that even before President ░░░░░░░░ took office he was ░░░░░░░░ to avoid leads involving ░░░░░░░░ s father SHAPLEY There ░░░░░░░░ certain investigative steps that ░░░░░░░░ weren t allowed to ░░░░░░░░ that could have led ░░░░░░░░ to President Biden AXELROD ░░░░░░░░ camera And you want ░░░░░░░░ to take them SHAPLEY ░░░░░░░░ needed to take them ░░░░░░░░ And you weren t ░░░░░░░░ to take them SHAPLEY ░░░░░░░░ s correct Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Now it is important ░░░░░░░░ point out that at ░░░░░░░░ point in Shapley s ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump was still ░░░░░░░░ and his Attorney General ░░░░░░░░ Barr had rules in ░░░░░░░░ that may have limited ░░░░░░░░ Shapley could pursue The ░░░░░░░░ S Attorney s Office ░░░░░░░░ Delaware had no comment ░░░░░░░░ Biden s attorneys did ░░░░░░░░ respond to us but ░░░░░░░░ has said before in ░░░░░░░░ statement that he is ░░░░░░░░ responsibility for mistakes he ░░░░░░░░ during a period of ░░░░░░░░ in his life DOKOUPIL ░░░░░░░░ question is the scale ░░░░░░░░ these mistakes and also ░░░░░░░░ no comment from the ░░░░░░░░ General s Office in ░░░░░░░░ That s what we ░░░░░░░░ to clear up AXELROD ░░░░░░░░ So Hunter Biden s ░░░░░░░░ points to David Weiss ░░░░░░░░ say Look this is ░░░░░░░░ Trump appointed U S ░░░░░░░░ and he s saying ░░░░░░░░ had ultimate authority and ░░░░░░░░ is what justice looks ░░░░░░░░ to him these charges ░░░░░░░░ he s saying he ░░░░░░░░ full authority KING Mm ░░░░░░░░ AXELROD Shapley told us ░░░░░░░░ and this is critical ░░░░░░░░ on October 7th 2022 ░░░░░░░░ Mm hmm AXELROD David ░░░░░░░░ looked him and a ░░░░░░░░ of others in the ░░░░░░░░ and said Hey there ░░░░░░░░ things I can t ░░░░░░░░ There s limits There ░░░░░░░░ roadblocks So which is ░░░░░░░░ The only guy who ░░░░░░░░ not talking David Weiss ░░░░░░░░ So far anyway KING ░░░░░░░░ What does that say ░░░░░░░░ you Jim that he ░░░░░░░░ not talking AXELROD Well ░░░░░░░░ S attorneys of course ░░░░░░░░ going to be very ░░░░░░░░ KING Mm hmm AXELROD ░░░░░░░░ any and remember this ░░░░░░░░ t been signed off ░░░░░░░░ a judge yet so ░░░░░░░░ probably won t hear ░░░░░░░░ least for a couple ░░░░░░░░ weeks KING All right ░░░░░░░░ because there s no ░░░░░░░░ for the crosstalk DOKOUPIL ░░░░░░░░ ll be some choppy ░░░░░░░░ between now and when ░░░░░░░░ judge signs off KING ░░░░░░░░ DOKOUPIL or doesn t ░░░░░░░░ Exactly DOKOUPIL Yeah KING ░░░░░░░░ you, Jim.”