Originally posted by SantinoFan:
Why exactly does Michael remove Tom as consigliere once he takes over the family and makes non-family member Carlo the new consigliere? Vito's consigliere was Tom and he told Tom to give Carlo a living but to never discuss the family business with him.
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The whole deal with Carlo can be seen in context with the line Michael uses in GFII - "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer." He kept Carlo around and promoted him to make Carlo feel safer. Michael either was sure or investigated until he was sure than Carlo set up Sonny. Keeping Carlo happy and promoting him made everything appear, on the surface, that Carlo was trusted by Michael. We see the same thing with Fredo and Michael in the 2nd film, albeit without the promotion of Fredo to anything important within the Family.
