to - day ▁affairs . ▁ ▁F inding ▁that ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁government ▁is ▁und erm ined ▁by ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁Board , ▁Hard in ▁launch es ▁a ▁popular ▁campaign ▁that ▁dem ands ▁city ▁representation ▁at ▁Board ▁meet ings , ▁and ▁is ▁rel uct antly ▁granted ▁the ▁privile ge ▁of ▁att ending . ▁▁▁ ▁Port rayed ▁as ▁a ▁sh rew d , ▁manip ulating ▁politician , ▁Hard in ▁eventually ▁real izes ▁the ▁true ▁intent ions ▁of ▁H ari ▁S eld on ▁in ▁forming ▁the ▁Foundation , ▁but ▁his ▁belief s ▁and ▁subsequent ▁claims ▁are ▁der ided ▁by ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees , ▁who ▁attempt ▁to ▁remove ▁him ▁from ▁his ▁new ▁position ▁of ▁power . ▁ ▁Out man eu ver ing ▁them ▁through , ▁among ▁other ▁means , ▁his ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Term inus ▁City ▁Journal , ▁Hard in ▁simultaneously ▁man ages ▁to ▁def use ▁a ▁crisis ▁ar ising ▁between ▁the ▁Foundation ▁and ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁kingdom ▁of ▁An acre on , ▁which ▁has ▁se ced ed ▁from ▁the ▁cr umb ling ▁Gal actic ▁Empire . ▁ ▁His ▁belief s ▁are ▁proven ▁correct ▁after ▁a ▁recording ▁of ▁H ari ▁S eld on ▁is ▁played ▁after ▁the ▁passing ▁of ▁the ▁" First ▁S eld on ▁Cris is "; ▁he ▁then ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁assume ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁Foundation ' s ▁de ▁fact o ▁head ▁of ▁state . ▁▁ ▁After ▁the ▁crisis , ▁Hard in ▁and ▁his ▁chief ▁ad visor , ▁Y oh an ▁Lee , ▁dev ise ▁a