Personal and political pain collide for Joe and Hunter Biden: ANALYSIS

The son would probably not be facing criminal charges if not for who his father is.

The father would probably not be facing impeachment if not for what his son has done.

President Joe Biden and Hunter Biden have traveled different paths to this moment and face disparate consequences. But now, a president whose political identity has been forged through the tragedies and triumphs of family finds his future tied to the fate his one surviving son — who might end up being sent to prison by his father’s own Justice Department.