An IRS supervisory agent involved in the Hunter Biden investigation has told CBS News his team was blocked from taking "certain investigative steps" that "that could have led us to President Biden."

Hunter Biden, the president's son, last week agreed to a plea deal with U.S. Attorney for Delaware David Weiss that could see him plead guilty to two federal misdemeanour counts for failure to pay income tax, and admit to illegal possession of a firearm while a drug user, in exchange for avoiding any prison time. But Gary Shapley, the IRS agent turned whistleblower, claimed any other American would likely "have already served their sentence."

Polling indicates Biden has a strong lead over other Democratic candidates who are seeking the party's 2024 presidential nomination, and his son's legal woes could have an impact on his campaign. Republican frontrunner Donald Trump is locked in his own legal battles, having been charged in relation to his alleged mishandling of classified documents and the reported payment of hush money to pornographic actress Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Trump pled not guilty to all charges in both cases.

Appearing on CBS News on Tuesday, Shapley commented: "There were certain investigative steps that we weren't allowed to take that could have led us to President Biden." Asked by the reporter whether the IRS team "wanted to take them," he replied: "We needed to take them and we weren't allowed to take them."

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