So despite Monica Goodling's testimony that she wasn't really as powerful a figure as everyone thought she was, new documents show that she requested increased authority over personnel decisions and directed that this delegating-process happen "outside the system."

Gonzales didn't just delegate this authority to her suddenly out of thin air - it wasn't a surprise to her.  She requested the authority and got it, all the while taking efforts to make sure it didn't go through normal channels.  She must have known it would have been met with resistance somewhere along the line.

Hat tip to Think Progress, which has actual graphics of the damning emails.