Judge allows suspect in Trump assassination attempt to hire expert to check rifle's 'operability'

Trump assassination attempt: A federal judge on Tuesday allowed the suspect accused of attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump last September in South Florida to hire an expert to examine the rifle recovered from the scene. Notably, the permission has only been granted to determine its operability. The suspect, Ryan Wesley Routh's attorneys, had pleaded that their expert be allowed to check the rifle to evaluate a government expert's findings, as well as test it for other information that they thought was relevant. The expert to be hired by the main accused is likely to inspect, photograph and test the rifle to check its operability. 

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