Gov. Ned Lamont took responsibility Monday for the clear-cutting of more than 180 trees near his Greenwich neighborhood, saying that he was never trying to get a better view of a local pond. Instead,

Gov. Ned Lamont was hit with a citation for cutting down trees and bushes in protected wetland areas behind his $7.5 million Greenwich, Connecticut home.

CT Gov. Ned Lamont insisted that a contractor was hired to clear storm-damaged trees on his and nearby property, not to improve his view.

Gov. Ned Lamont and his neighbors may be fined for illegal tree cutting in a protected wetland without permits in a special meeting on Monday.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont acknowledged Monday he helped hire a landscaper that illegally chopped down more than 180 trees and thousands of bushes on a property behind his Greenwich home, capping off days of questions about his level of involvement.