Everyone knew but they had no say. Tony was in denial of it. It was his delusion of grandeur that he was Don Corleone and Chris was Michael. Another reason Tony was not boss material.
"...the successful annihilation of organized crime's subculture in America would rock the 'legitimate' world's foundation, which would ultimately force fundamental social changes and redistributions of wealth and power in this country. Meyer Lansky's dream was to bond the two worlds together so that one could not survive without the other." - Dan E. Moldea
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