The Republican National Committee submitted two Freedom of Information Act requests to the State Department to receive copies of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's separation documents to further investigate the private email scandal she is in.

It is not yet clear if the former First Lady signed the OF-109 form which would have certified that she "surrendered to responsible officials all unclassified documents, and papers relating to the official business of the Government" when she left the State Department.

"Hillary Clinton clearly violated the spirit of the 'Separation Statement' that she compelled all other Department personnel to sign," said RNC Chairman Reince Priebus.

"While the State Department has failed to answer whether she signed the agreement herself, it cannot ignore a request under the Freedom of Information Act. "

The RNC filed two FOIA requests Tuesday to retrieve the information.

"The RNC intends to learn whether Clinton violated State Department guidelines in not signing the statement, or if she signed it making a false statement, and as a result, violated the law," Priebus said.

He added, "We will exhaust all administrative options and will consider potential legal action if the State Department fails to comply with this request."

Journalists have repeatedly asked if Clinton filled out the form after predicting that she would be one of the most likely 2016 presidential candidates, POLITICO reports.

"I don't have an update on this," State spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Monday at a regular briefing for reporters on the matter. "We're still working on it. ... I understand why you're asking. We're looking to get an answer. I don't have an answer today."

Clinton said at a press conference last week that she used the private email account to discuss government affairs for her convenience.

Yet, the State policy at the time prohibited having a private account installed on any device that also received work-related emails.

The RNC is determined to figure out if Hillary Clinton received an exemption for using a personal Blackberry during her time as secretary of state.

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