Overview
- Hadi Matar has been indicted on three federal counts, including providing material support to Hezbollah.
- The charges follow his rejection of a plea deal that would have reduced his prison sentence.
- Matar's attack on Rushdie left the author blind in one eye and severely injured.
- The indictment alleges Matar was influenced by a 2006 speech endorsing the fatwa against Rushdie.
- Matar's trial is set to proceed separately at both state and federal levels.