In a letter urging Newsom to pick Lee, the Congressional Black Caucus said that “she is the only person with the courage, the vision, and the record to eradicate poverty, face down the fossil fuel industry, defend our democracy, and tirelessly advance the progressive agenda.”

Police bodycam footage shows the Miami Dolphins wide receiver lying face down on the road while an officer kneels on his back.

Hill was pulled out of his car by two and placed face down on the pavement.

A judge found he was restrained face down by staff three times and that others placed a towel around the door of his room to stop him leaving it 14 times.

The judge said she was satisfied he was left "distressed and humiliated by the experience of being restrained face down".