8 Times Palpatine Completely Fooled The Jedi (& How He Pulled It Off)

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By Clarence Snell

Published 4 hours ago

Throughout the years, Chancellor Palpatine has manipulated the Jedi in a variety of ways in an effort to destroy them and bring the Sith to power.

Palpatine controlled the Trade Federation and fooled the Jedi into thinking it was acting on its own desires.
Palpatine convinced everyone, including the Jedi, that he was a good man through his actions on Naboo.
Palpatine manipulated the Jedi into using the clone army and later convinced them that the inhibitor chips were necessary.