In this courtroom sketch, the first trial witness Deborah Moore Kushmaul, Director of Programming at the Chautauqua Institute, describes being handed the knife that was found on the stage after the assault on Salman Rushdie , during the trial of Hadi Matar, iin Chautauqua County court, in Mayville, N.Y., Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, as Judge David Foley is seated on the bench. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)