Definitely smart but lost touch with the rank and file. The fact that no one in the organisation of the hit broke rank to tell Paul speaks volumes. Gotti should’ve been hit. Could you imagine chin allowing a gotti and his crew to grow?!!! Never. He would’ve thrown the gotti bros off buildings like he done with some other bros. Just lost touch and got too comfortable as number one which is never advisable from history. Mobsters are ruthless criminals looking to take advantage all the time. Paul was too worried about the case by this stage
well I do think Paul wanted to get rid of Gotti BUT Two things saved Gotti. The first was neil of course. Even though neil was dying of cancer for over a year he still held a lot of weight and was able to hold Paul off. Also Paul was dealint with the Commission trial so he didnt want to attract much heat. Pauls biggest mistake was naming Bilotti and Tommy Gambino as his successors if he went to jail. If he would of went to Decicco first who he was very close to AND was respected by the whole family then Gotti would of either been dead eventually or broken down into a soldier with no power anymore
