Federal prosecutors revealed new evidence this week connecting the man accused of attempting to assassinate now-President Donald Trump the second time last year to a Mexican human trafficker, alleging the man sought to flee the country with help from a smuggling network if his plan succeeded, The Daily Mail reported.

According to a Monday court filing from the Department of Justice, Ryan Routh, who was then 58, exchanged text messages with a smuggler known  as “Ramiro” about taking a family of Afghans from central Mexico to the Texas border.

Prosecutors say the messages show Routh was laying the groundwork for an escape route months before he allegedly targeted Trump while he was on a golf outing in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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