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How did Alexander Palmer justify the Palmer Raids of 1919 and 1920?
Palmer supported taking radical action against conservatives.
Palmer claimed to be the leader of the Communist Party.
Palmer claimed that the Espionage and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional.
Palmer warned of an imminent communist takeover.

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Palmer warned of an imminent communist takeover.

As Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer he argued that a Bolshevik-style revolution was about to occur in the United States, citing anarchist bombings and radical activity. He used that threat of imminent insurrection to justify mass raids, arrests and deportations of suspected radicals during the Red Scare.