Did Palpatine know about Padmé's twins and the destruction of the Death Star through the Force?

Question

Somewhere on StarWars.com on Leland Chee's old blog, I thought I read that Palpatine knew about Padmé's twins and the destruction of the Death Star through the Force.

Where is there a source that says that?

Answer 1

Beyond the fact that his apprentice was infatuated with the Former Queen and Senator, Palpatine had little interest in the woman. Palpatine was not the great planner and scientist that his master (Darth Plagueis) was. He believed his power and destiny was to bring the galaxy under his thumb and that the force would not allow anything to foil his plans. That Plagueis spent time worrying about and hiding from his foes was a weakness, and one that Sidious used to bring about his downfall.

For this reason Palpatine never bothered to even learn the details of Amidalas death. That she was dead was enough for Palpatine to use to fully turn his apprentice to the dark side.

Palpatine was also not one that liked a dramatic and visible ending to his foes. He preferred a preemptive strike long before they became a real threat. Had Palpatine known, I suspect he would have had the children slain, and done everything he could to have Bael Organa and his family destroyed before the princess could mature and learn to use her powers.