Special counsel reveals Trump's 'disorganized' handling of classified documents, based on new photos.

• New photos released by prosecutors in the Donald Trump classified documents case reveal the "disorganized way" in which Trump stored boxes of documents that federal agents seized from Mar-a-Lago in August 2022.
• Trump's latest motion to dismiss the federal case alleges that FBI agents destroyed "exculpatory evidence" by not maintaining the original order of the documents they discovered.
• The federal judge indefinitely postponed the start date of Trump's criminal trial, which was originally scheduled for May 20.

New photos released by federal prosecutors in the Donald Trump classified documents case reveal the "disorganized way" in which Trump stored boxes of documents that were later seized by federal agents from Mar-a-Lago in August 2022.

Trump's motion to dismiss the case was answered with a filing that argued the FBI agents destroyed "exculpatory evidence" by not keeping the documents in the same order they were found.

Prosecutors recommended denying Trump's motion to dismiss without a hearing, as seen in photos showing documents spilling onto the floor and various items like clothing and newspapers in the boxes.

In the filing submitted Monday evening, prosecutors, led by Special Counsel Jack Smith, stated that Trump's claim that the precise order of items within the boxes when they left the White House was critical to his defense was made against the backdrop of the haphazard manner in which he maintained his boxes.

Federal agents maintained the integrity of each container in which evidence was found, according to prosecutors who pushed back on Trump's claim that such an order existed.

"The FBI agents who conducted the search did so with professionalism, thoroughness, and care, despite the challenging circumstances, including the cluttered state of the boxes and the substantial volume of highly classified documents Trump had retained."

The ex-president is accused of 40 federal crimes for keeping classified documents and obstructing their release to federal authorities.

The trial of Trump, scheduled to begin on May 20, was indefinitely postponed by a federal judge last month. Additionally, a May 7 ruling from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon added new pretrial proceedings, making it highly unlikely that he will stand trial before the November election.

On Monday, two hearings were conducted in the case under the supervision of Judge Cannon in her Fort Pierce, Fla., courtroom, as reported by NBC News.

The first hearing dealt with a defense motion to dismiss the case, which questioned the constitutionality of Smith's appointment as special prosecutor. The second hearing focused on a special counsel's request for a gag order on Trump.

The former president is facing charges in both federal court in Washington, D.C., and Georgia state court over his efforts to challenge the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.

In April, a New York jury convicted Trump of 34 felony counts related to falsifying business records. His sentencing date is set for July 11.