However, the dinner maneuver may have political consequences for #Trump. In creating the opportunity for anybody w/sufficient #wealth to purchase an audience, Trump risks falling foul of a part of the US #Constitution — the #EmolumentsClause — that prohibit the president from accepting #gifts or financial #compensation from foreign & domestic state actors. In a worst-case scenario for the president, the potential for negative optics could add fuel to calls for his #impeachment.