It is no longer just the Republicans who are seeking more answers from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over her use of private email for public communications.

The latest to pressure the State Department to provide more clarity on the issue are the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA).

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NARA wrote to the State Department in early March to seek clarity on how the department managed emails not only during Clinton's term but even before her tenure. Chief Records Officer Paul Wester Jr. expressed concern that federal records "may have been alienated" from the department's official recordkeeping systems. Wester gave the department 30 days to explain the steps it has taken to retrieve the records.

Another group that the department has to answer is AFSA, which sought a clarification on the difference between how the rules apply to career diplomats and political appointees like Clinton.

AFSA President Robert Silvermen wants more clarity in view of a statement from State Department spokesman Jen Psaki on March 10 that the Foreign Affairs Manual has guidelines that are not laws. Psaki said the guidelines are just recommendations.

In response to more groups seeking clarity on how the department handled Clinton's case, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joked that lawmakers will investigate anything they could about Clinton, who is believed to be considering running for the presidency, including the hair of the ex-first lady.

Clinton had previously insisted she did not break any law in using personal email for official communication.

Silverman hints there seems to be an apparent double standard when it came to Clinton because the FAM seems not to apply to her, including the signing of a separation form that states a department employee who left the agency has turned over everything.

TagsHillary Clinton, emails, U.S. State Department