Hillary Clinton personally signed off on an agreement that allowed Huma Abedin, one of her top aides, to take jobs at the Clinton Foundation and a consulting firm called Teneo Strategies without having to leave the State Department, new documents show.

The controversial arrangement has highlighted the potential conflicts of interest that plagued Clinton’s time at the State Department, as Abedin’s overlapping roles exposed her to the type of influence-peddling that critics have accused the Clintons of perpetuating.