How was Jean-Paul Marat involved with the National Convention?

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Jean-Paul Marat became a delegate to the National Convention in 1792 after scathingly denouncing the National Assembly for refusing to remove King Louis XVI. He became popular among Parisians for supporting tax reforms and new state-sponsored programs. The conservative Girondin faction despised Marat and arraigned him on political charges in 1793, but he was acquitted.