A slate of new scandals and secrets could be exposed by a lawsuit Donald Trump brought against the New York Times.

Law expert Nick Akerman suggested the president's defamation suit against the NYT has opened the floodgates and will give the paper free reign to uncover every detail of Trump's personal life. That could include multiple secrets which have flown under the radar, with a new lawsuit having the possibility to expose "every Trump scandal," according to the Watergate attorney.

Akerman, writing in the New York Daily News, says the Times now has "carte blanche" to dig up everything they can on Trump as they prepare their defense. The law expert wrote, "This alleged defamation gives the Times carte blanche to dig up every Trump scandal."

"Notably, this could include scandals not yet explained. For example, we know that in 2004 Trump bought the former Maison de L’Amitié in Palm Beach for $41.35 million. In 2008, Trump sold the property to Russian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev for $95 million, more than twice what he paid for it. Was this a money laundering scheme? Was there any connection to Jeffrey Epstein who Trump bid against for the property? — all fair game for defamation discovery."

Akerman, a former assistant special Watergate prosecutor, believes the Times could even get Trump to speak about his ties with Jeffrey Epstein under oath.

In a post to his Substack promoting the New York Daily Post article, Akerman wrote, "To prove its truth defense, the New York Times has the right to question Trump under oath in detail about all the statements in Epstein’s emails that relate to Trump. No other publication has the right to do this. This can only happen in the context of Trump’s lawsuit against the Times."

The release of 20,000 documents from Epstein's estate has caused shockwaves, with an ex-GOP lawmaker suggesting Trump could be attempting to "silence his own party". Adam Kinzinger said, "Just like everything else, he denies it, and it's real. And then he calls it a hoax."

"Now, he's actually calling Republican members of congress on the phone, personally, begging them to remove their names from the discharge petition, the thing that would actually force this for a vote."

"He'll rarely pick up the phone to pass legislation that he plans to support, but he's making calls to block this. Ask yourself why. Ask yourself what a man who is innocent would be doing right now. He wouldn't be trying to bury the files, he wouldn't be trying to silence his own party."