In his first television interview since Hunter Biden reached a plea deal last week with federal prosecutors, an IRS whistleblower said David Weiss, the U.S. attorney leading the investigation into President Joe Biden’s son, told him last year he did not have the final say in bringing charges.
The accusation from Gary Shapley, a supervisory special agent who worked on the Hunter Biden case, contradicts public statements by Weiss and Attorney General Merrick Garland.
Shapley also told CBS News he was blocked from pursuing leads into Joe Biden.
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