Couldn’t they have used the Force to sense it?
Weren’t hispolitical shenanigansfishy enough?
Were the Jedi just not that powerful?
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Well, as it turns out, it’s a bit of everything.
They never fully trusted Palpatine, but did consider him a suspect because they couldn’t rule out anyone.
The Dark Sidesurroundshim, but doesn’t comefromhim, and that’s an important distinction.
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“Your arrogance blinds you, Master Yoda.”
Palpatine was immensely powerful in the Dark Side, enough to conceal his own dark presence.
Not even opposition senators would be able to help them.
Attempts on senators' lives, for example, served that purpose.
By the time ofRevenge of the Sith, the Jedi simply didn’t have any political capital to spend.
They lose either way.
Truly a masterclass in political intrigue by Palpatine.
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