Because he was the attorney general of the first Red scare which was a period(in the 1920's) where the government went after communists and others with radical views
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A. Mitchell Palmer was a lawyer and legislator and, from 1919-1921, he was Attorney General of the United States. He is best known for his highly publicized campaigns against suspected radicals, which started the Red Scare of 1919-1920.
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Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer