Sen. Loeffler's husband cuts $1 million check to pro-Trump super PAC

Jeff Sprecher, the husband of Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.), sent a $1 million check to the leading pro-Trump super PAC even as she been fending off criticism around her family's stock trading.

Sprecher, the chairman of the New York Stock Exchange, donated to America First Action on April 29, according to a report with the Federal Election Commission filed Wednesday evening. America First has been described as the sole "approved outside non-campaign group" by the Trump campaign.

Sprecher's donation came as Loeffler has faced increasing criticism over stock trading during the coronavirus pandemic. She offloaded stocks shortly after a classified briefing on Covid-19 in January.