Hadi Matar faces federal terrorism trial for 2022 attack on Salman Rushdie

Hadi Matar, previously convicted of attempted murder for the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie, is now facing federal terrorism charges in Buffalo, New York. The trial seeks to determine if the attack constitutes a federal crime of terrorism, which could result in a life sentence. The proceedings follow his 2025 state-level sentencing of 25 years in prison.