First, the American people must have faith in their judicial system. If the American people lose that faith because they see lawyers who lie under oath and obstruct justice continuing to practice law, then our judicial system collapses. Disbarring the president, or any lawyer for that matter, sends a very loud message to all lawyers that if you violate the rules of professional conduct, you will be held accountable. It sends an even louder message to the American public that lawyers will indeed discipline their own, even if their own is president of the United States of America. Finally, lawyers have a responsibility to the integrity of their profession.
Lawyers already have a problem in terms of public perception regarding their profession.
That's because in the past they haven't been aggressive in disciplining their own. That trend has been changing in the past decade. Again there are seven committee members and seven alternate members. In each case the ratio is five attorneys and two non-attorneys. Whether or not she is disbarred would be a decision made by the committee, essentially the same process the president has gone through.