Article snippet: Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories As news of FBI Director James Comey’s firing broke, many Democratic lawmakers criticized President Donald Trump’s decision and called for a special prosecutor to oversee the Russia investigation. Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren tweeted, “It’s time for Congress to get their heads out of the sand,” adding that Trump “cannot pick the person to continue this critical investigation.” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer also called for a special prosecutor into an investigation of Russia interference in the 2016 election. Schumer also said that when Trump called him to tell him about Comey’s firing, he responded, “You are making a big mistake.” The vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee called Comey’s firing ‘‘shocking’’ and deeply troubling. Senator Mark Warner said it’s especially so because it comes during an active FBI investigation into possible improper contacts between Trump’s campaign and Russia. The Virginia Democrat is helping lead a Senate investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. He says Comey’s firing comes after he dismissed acting Attorney General Sally Yates and nearly every U.S. attorney. Warner said Trump’s actions ‘‘make it clear to me that a special counsel also must be appointed’’ to investigate the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia. He said an independent investigation is the only way the A... Link to the full article to read more