Comey told lawmakers in March that the FBI was conducting a counterintelligence investigation into Russian attempts to interfere in the 2016 election campaign, an investigation that included possible links between members of the Trump campaign and Moscow. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he told Trump "you are making a big mistake" when the president called to inform Schumer that he was firing the FBI director. "Director Comey has been more forthcoming with information than any FBI Director I can recall in my tenure on the congressional intelligence committees. "I have long called for a special congressional committee to investigate Russia's interference in the 2016 election," McCain added. "The president's decision to remove the FBI Director only confirms the need and the urgency of such a committee."

Source: Fox News May 09, 2017 22:48 UTC