That would have been a smart thing to do although as Frankie found out, being his no.2 also made him a target

Also, does anyone know IF Gotti or Ange were ‘meeting’ with Paul. It appears to me Neil was relaying messages to Gotti and Ange to hand over the tapes. But I understand Neil was on his deathbed at this point and Paul was under indictment hence I doubt he was very active...

I wonder IF Gotti and Ange would even attend a meeting with Paul at this point, although with Neil still alive. I doubt they had much to fear.