A federal judge ruled that Lamont's testimony is irrelevant to the charges against former school construction director Kosta Diamantis.

Gov. Lamont will not have to testify at former budget deputy’s bribery trial

DeLauro is the top Democrat on the powerful House Appropriations Committee. Her plea came as the White House announced "substantial" layoffs of federal workers have begun in response to the shutdown.

Rep. DeLauro pushes for shutdown deal as Trump administration begins ‘substantial’ federal worker layoffs

An outside attorney is reviewing whether Lamont's testimony is "relevant, necessary or meaningful" in the case against Kosta Diamantis. The former state budget deputy plans to take the stand in his own defense as early as Wednesday.

Gov. Lamont served subpoena in Kosta Diamantis bribery trial

Two construction managers testified that the former state budget deputy pressured them to award a $3 million contract to a masonry contractor, despite concerns about sloppy work.

Two more witnesses point finger at Kosta Diamantis in bribery and extortion trial

The former state budget deputy's lawyer accused a star witness of lying about bribes for school construction jobs. But minutes later, a second contractor testified that she paid Kosta Diamantis as well.

‘You were shaking him down.’ Kosta Diamantis’ lawyer attacks star witness in bribery trial

Kosta Diamantis oversaw hundreds of millions of dollars in school construction grants. Now he is on trial for 22 counts of bribery, extortion and lying to the FBI.