‘Jmail’ is like any other inbox, except this one has Jeffrey Epstein’s emails
In a significant development following the release of over 20,000 pages of emails related to Jeffrey Epstein by the House Oversight Committee, public interest has surged, prompting renewed investigations into the convicted sex offender and his associates, including notable figures like Larry Summers, the former president of Harvard University and a member of the OpenAI board. The released emails have raised questions about the extent of Epstein’s connections and the implications of his network. To facilitate public access and scrutiny of this vast trove of documents, developers Luke Igel and Riley Walz have ingeniously reformatted the source materials into a user-friendly platform dubbed “Jmail.” This innovative website mimics a Gmail inbox, allowing users to easily navigate and search through the emails, making it simpler to uncover discussions surrounding key topics, such as “Trump” or “SEO.”
Walz, known for his creative digital projects, utilized Google’s Gemini AI to enhance the readability of the original documents through optical character recognition (OCR). This transformation not only makes the emails more accessible but also includes a feature that links directly to the source documents on the government’s website, allowing users to verify the content independently. The release of these emails has occurred alongside the signing of the Epstein Files Transparency Act by the President, which mandates that the Attorney General must make all unclassified records related to Epstein publicly available in a searchable format within 30 days. However, it is important to note that certain sensitive information may still be withheld if it could jeopardize ongoing investigations, as highlighted by CNN. As the public continues to demand transparency regarding Epstein’s extensive connections, tools like Jmail play a crucial role in facilitating deeper understanding and accountability.
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The more than 20,000 pages of Jeffrey Epstein emails
released
earlier this month by the
House Oversight Committee
have been enough to prompt more investigations into the convicted child sex offender and the people around him, like former Harvard president and
OpenAI board member Larry Summers
. Now, Luke Igel and Riley Walz have reformatted the source documents into a more familiar format for anyone looking into them by copying the Gmail inbox on
a website called “Jmail.”
Walz, who has previously authored stunts like a website that
unearths long-forgotten iPhone clips
on YouTube and a
fake Manhattan steakhouse
,
said they used Google’s Gemini AI to do optical character recognition
on the source documents, making them more readable and searchable than the originals. You can type in a word like “Trump”
or “SEO”
and see exactly what discussions were happening in the emails released so far, and a one-click shortcut that goes from the Jmail site to copies of the source documents on the government’s website, so you can verify the text yourself.
Fun project to do with Riley the other night!
https://t.co/XZ5qqytw4w
— Luke Igel (@lukeigel)
November 21, 2025
In the weeks since these files were released, the president has signed the
Epstein Files Transparency Act
, which says the Attorney General must “make publicly available in a searchable and downloadable format all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials in the possession of the Department of Justice” within 30 days.
That doesn’t mean all of the remaining files will be released,
as CNN points out
. The law’s language allows information that might “jeopardize an active federal investigation or ongoing prosecution” could be temporarily exempt, but whatever is released could end up sorted into this more easily-scanned version pretty quickly.
