That's different than raising money for one's PAC. Is his PAC then simply passing the money to the candidates? If so, why not just fundraise for them directly?
Beto never gave permission to use his name for anyone's PAC. That's why it was pulled.
There was no "notice about the funding division" in the tweet that Avenatti posted with the donation link.
Noted right-wing publication The Daily Beast put it this way:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/political-money-grubbers-flock-to-texas-to-cash-in-on-beto-gold-rush
“It is pretty skeezy,” said Brendan Fischer, the director of federal and FEC reform programs at the Campaign Legal Center, of the fundraising tactic. “If Avenatti wanted to raise funds for Beto O’Rourke’s campaign, he could just share a link to the Beto for Senate donation page. But he didn’t. Avenatti’s tweet gave viewers the impression their donation would support Beto for Senate, and given how easy it is to make a one-click donation through ActBlue, some viewers could miss the fine print disclosing that their donation would be split with Avenatti’s PAC.”
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