That's why Jesse working with Hank makes no sense to me. There is NO upside. Jesse has confessed to murder, been an accomplice to multiple murders, and is tied to a major drug trafficking organization. Hank can offer him no deal. Only a DA can. Jessie is fukked. I'm pissed that Gilligan made this drastic move to have Jessie become a snitch. Jessie was a great character. Making him a snitch makes no sense.
It makes sense. Jesse told Walt to go talk to the DEA in season 3, ep 13 when Gus was going to kill them. Walt was like "fukk the DEA".
So it's not completely out of left field for his character. He's obviously entertained the thought before.
And I doubt Jesse cares about "a deal" or "an upside" at this point. He was willing to burn Walt's house down while he was inside. He's not right in the head.
Lastly, they have zero proof for anything that Jesse said. Worst case scenario they could get the IRS to audit him, and send him to jail for tax fraud. Which doesn't really accomplish anything for anyone.
Fred.